Cal’s dreams of early bowl eligibility and perhaps a special season took a major hit Friday night in a 42-34 double-overtime loss at Virginia Tech’s sold-out Lane Stadium.

Here’s how things unfolded in overtime:

— Cal scored on one play when Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele fired a 25-yard touchdown strike to tight end Mason Mini.

— Virginia Tech answered with quarterback Kyron Drones running it from 17 yards on second-and-2, tying the score at 34-all.

— The Hokies then got the ball first in the second OT and Drones hit Takye Heath with a 7-yard TD pass, his third scoring pass of the night. Required to go for 2 points on the second OT, Drones kept the ball and gave Tech a 42-34 lead.

— Sagapolutele threw incomplete on four straight plays on the Bears’ final possession, ending things.

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