BERKELEY — There is so much uncertainty ahead for Cal football: Who becomes the next head coach? Who will the Bears face in a bowl game? How much will defections to the transfer portal impact the program?

But on Saturday night, after a nightmarish week in which Cal lost the Big Game to rival Stanford, then lost nine-year coach Justin Wilcox to a Sunday firing, the Bears enjoyed their finest moment of the season.

Freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for career-bests of 330 yards and four touchdowns, then directed a flawless, game-winning 75-yard drive in the final 2:22 to lift the Bears to a 38-35 upset of No. 21 SMU in front of 28,956 at Memorial Stadium.

“What a football game,” Cal interim coach Nick Rolovich marveled after the Bears surrendered a 31-14 fourth-quarter le

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