Washington State Football: 3 takeaways from upset loss at Cal

Washington State football became the second team in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 to fall on Friday night. Here are three takeaways from the loss at Cal.

Oddsmakers were desperately trying to get bettors to put their money on Cal. The Golden Bears faced No. 8 Washington State in #Pac12AfterDark action in Berkeley on Friday night in a game where their underdog status just kept ballooning.

Instead of crumbling against the Cougars, though, Cal ended its three-game losing streak in impressive fashion. The Golden Bears picked off Luke Falk’s passes throughout the game. Meanwhile, redshirt sophomore Ross Bowers outplayed his more heralded, more experienced counterpart at quarterback.

After Friday night’s upset, only one undefeated team remains in the Pac-12. Even if the Cougars manage to sweep the rest of their schedule, this loss is going to hang like an albatross around their necks all season. The only way to lessen the sting is for Cal to continue winning.

What can we learn from this loss on the road for the Cougars and how it will impact the second half of the season for both Washington State and the Golden Bears? Here are three takeaways from another late-night thriller from the west coast to cap a crazy Friday in Week 7.