For Cal, 2-point conversion became 2nd nature

Cal head coach Sonny Dykes said the Bears have practiced the play about 40 times since it was installed in August.

Hinnant wears offensive lineman gloves on the play, but sneaks into a pass route instead of blocking.

[...] Hinnant tucked the ball away, ran off with it and has had it since then.

“I thought that was awesome to let that kid have an opportunity to catch a two-point conversion and get into the end zone,” Spavital said. …

Senior running back Khalfani Muhammad has 313 rushing yards during the two-game span, and junior tailback Tre Watson totaled 288.

Watson’s all-time favorite college player is Reggie Bush, which is why Watson wears No. 5 and why he’s especially hopeful that his hot streak continues Thursday night against USC.

With defensive tackles Rusty Becker and Luc Bequette injured, Cal has started to make some changes on its defensive line.

Freshman Chris Yaghi burned his redshirt against Oregon on Friday, and sophomore offensive lineman Chris Palmer has joined the defense.