Episode 219: USC vs. Cal Preview

Reign of Troy Radio returns with a full episode to preview USC's Week 4 trip to Berkeley to face the Cal Bears.

• The episode begins with the latest news out of USC, which all revolves around the lengthy injury list for the Trojans in Week 4. Who is injured and is there any way of knowing whether or not they will play on Saturday?
• Diving into the Cal game preview, Michael and Alicia lay down all the bad omens creating a cloud over the matchup. Could history repeat itself? Is the Pac-12 road opener curse in play? And what would it mean if the Trojans suffer an upset?
• Cal's offense is led by former Eastern Washington head coach Beau Baldwin. There's no more Bear Raid in Berkeley, so what can the Trojans expect to face? The RoT Crew also single out players to note, including quarterback Ross Bowers, potentially-injured wide receiver Demetris Robertson and running back Patrick Laird.
• What about the Cal defense? The resurgent unit headed by two familiar names, Justin Wilcox and Tim DeRuyter, has played a key role in the Bears 3-0 start. What stands out about the yardage-leaking, turnover-generating defense?
• As always, Michael and Alicia set their over/unders for the matchup, including drops and Chase McGrath field goals.
• A full mailbag finished out the episode with listener questions ranging from concerns over USC's cornerbacks to Wilcox's inside info.

After the first road game of the year, RoT Radio will be back with a Carcast literally from the car leaving Berkeley. Then a full episode of fall out will start off the new week.

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