Simply put, Cal should have beaten Florida State Saturday night in Tallahassee, Florida. The scoreboard at Doak Campbell said the Seminoles won the game 14-9, b ...

BOTTOM LINE: Florida State visits Cal after Taylor Bol Bowen scored 20 points in Florida State's 91-78 win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Golden Bears are 7-3 on their home court.

Florida State opened the season ranked No. 10 but has gotten off to an 0-3 start. Meanwhile, Cal enters with a 3-0 record and a win at Auburn already on its resume.

Patrick Payton had three of Florida State’s seven sacks, the last when Marvin Jones Jr. and Edwin Joseph combined to sack Cal’s Fernando Mendoza on fourth down with 54 seconds left.

Cal starting quarterback Fernando Mendoza completed 22 of 36 passes for 303 yards to lead the Bears, who played their first ever game in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Patrick Payton had three of Florida State’s seven sacks, the last when Marvin Jones Jr. and Edwin Joseph combined to sack Cal’s Fernando Mendoza on fourth down with 54 seconds left.

The Bears have to play better than that to have a chance in their ACC opener next Saturday night at Florida State, which, despite being 0-3 for only the second time since 1976, has been made a 3.5 ...