A pair of losses and no telling what’s next
Following the Bay Area’s collegiate quarterbacks can be a maddening proposition. Hearty applause arrives in a heady mix with exasperation for both Cal and Stanford, and on a wild Saturday night, Brandon McIlwain and K.J. Costello had to deal with defeat.
Stanford, handed a 21-0 first-half deficit with the help of two Costello misfires, staged a face-saving comeback in Palo Alto but couldn’t hold off Utah in a 40-21 loss. In the Arizona desert, McIwain staked his claim as the Bears’ No. 1 quarterback but fell depressingly short in a 24-17 loss to the Wildcats.
Who knows where it goes from here? There’s no telling with either team.