Pac-12 football: Cal’s improved defense will be tested by USC

Weber State could have, maybe even should have, beaten a University of California football team that’s unbeaten and is the only Pac-12 school with two nonconference wins over Power Five opponents this season.Cal’s close call against the Wildcats, who posted 571 total yards and were threatening to tie the game in the late stages of a 33-20 loss, is part of the Bears’ mystery. They’ve beaten North Carolina (35-30) and Mississippi (27-16), but figuring where to place them in