Steve Kroner

San Jose State was down 14-0 quickly, but the Spartans rallied to beat Sacramento State 42-24 in the Spartans’ first game under new head coach Ken Niumatalolo.

Stanford’s first game as a member of the ACC looked awfully familiar for Cardinal fans. It was another loss at home, this time to TCU, who won 34-27 on Friday.

Running back Jaydn Ott, an All-Pac-12 pick last year, got hurt late in the third quarter and did not return during Cal’s 31-14 win over UC Davis on Saturday.

Cal football is looking forward to its trip to Auburn, where it will play in front of 88,000 fans. The Bears suffered a 14-10 loss to the Tigers last season.

San Jose State and first-year coach Ken Niumatalolo travel to Colorado on Saturday to play Air Force in the conference opener for both teams.

Stanford has lost 10 straight home games, including last year to FCS foe Sac State, so overconfidence won’t be an issue Saturday against Cal Poly.

Stanford won its first football game of the season by eventually crushing Cal Poly 41-7 in the Cardinal’s first win at Stanford Stadium in almost two years.

San Jose State will seek a third straight win to open the season Saturday when it hosts Kennesaw State, a suburban Atlanta school making its FBS debut.

Cal is 2-0 despite Jaydn Ott, arguably its best player, being limited by an ankle injury. Whether he plays Saturday will likely be a game-time decision.

After Cal football overcame a sluggish half offensively to knock off San Diego State 31-10 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, the Bears are a surprising 3-0.