Cal (5-3, 2-3 Pac-12) at No. 10 Washington State (7-1, 4-1)

When: 7:45 p.m. Saturday Where: Pullman, Wash. TV/Radio: ESPN/810 Story lines: Cal is one win from earning bowl eligibility for just the second time in seven seasons. The Bears’ last postseason game was a 55-36 win over Air Force in 2015. They lost their final two games last year and the final three in 2014 to fall one victory short of bowl berths. Injuries: Cal — RB Johnny Adams Jr. (leg), OL Henry Bazakas (lower body), QB Ross Bowers (thumb), LB Derron Brown (personal), LB Gerran Brown (medical retirement), RB Derrick Clark (lower body), WR Jordan Duncan (hand), LB Cameron Goode (leg), OL Michael Saffell and WR Brandon Singleton (undisclosed) are out. Washington State — DL Nnamdi Oguayo (undisclosed), LB Derek Moore and DL Jonathan Lolohea (left team) are out.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

1 streak 14-game Washington State since losing on winning Oct. State skid 20. in 19 has Pac-12 in won a row road 11 from straight games 1928 home with through games, a 49-7 ’33. victory its Cal longest broke at Oregon a 1 in passing Led by quarterback (405.4 yards Gardner per game). Minshew The Bears II, the sport Cougars the lead nation’s the nation eighth-ranked passing defense (165.5 yards per game) and are eighth in the country with 12 interceptions. 1 One way to slow Washington State’s high-scoring offense would be to keep it off the field by milking the clock with the running game. Cal running back Patrick Laird is 340 yards from joining Russell White and Marshawn Lynch as the only players in school history who have recorded two 1,000-yard rushing seasons.