Cal pulls away in 2nd half in rout of FCS foe Texas Southern

Kendrick Raphael ran for a career-best 131 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele complemented 259 passing yards with a rushing score and California broke open a tight game with a 14-point third quarter en route to a 35-3 win over Texas Southern in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday afternoon.The win was a costly one for the Golden Bears (2-0), as star linebacker Cade Uluave was ejected from the game on the final play of the third quarter for a targeting infraction, which means he will be ineligible for the first half of next week’s game against Minnesota.Coming off a 34-15 win at Oregon State, Cal led just 11-0 at halftime after a 44-yard field goal by Abram Murray in the first quarter and a 1-yard sneak by Sagapolutele with 1:19 remaining before halftime. A two-point conversion run by Mason Mini produced the 11-0 halftime score.The Golden Bears took charge with two impressive third-quarter drives. Sagapolutele engineered the first with 4-for-4 passing, capped by a 1-yard plunge by Raphael, before LJ Johnson Jr. scampered 12 yards for a touchdown with 5:27 remaining in the period, extending the lead to 25-0.Texas Southern denied Cal its first shutout since 2005 when Christian Avelar connected on a 39-yard field goal with 13:58 remaining in the game.

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