The Stanford defense scored more points than it allowed, and Micah Ford ran for 150 yards as the Cardinal defeated Cal 31-10 Saturday at Stanford Stadium, breaking a four-game losing streak in the series and marking its first win over the Golden Bears at home since 2017.

A day after a crushing loss to their arch rivals Stanford in the Big Game, Cal has fired football head coach Justin Wilcox. Cal general manager Ron Rivera announced the decision on Sunday afternoon, about an hour after ESPN first broke the news.

After four straight heartbreaking losses, the Axe has made its way home in a Stanford Cardinal (4-7, 3-5 ACC) 31-10 blowout victory against the California Golden Bears (6-5, 3-4 ACC). Stanford capitalized on the Bears’ mistakes, forcing three turnovers to earn the first Big Game win at home since 2017.

There's a lot at stake for Cal (6-4, 3-3 ACC) in today's 128th Big Game at Stanford (3-7, 2-5). -- The Bears are aiming for their fifth consecutive victory in t

Interim coach Frank Reich has received a crash course in the sixth-most-played rivalry in college football. One of the first lessons came, unexpectedly, from Marv Levy, Reich’s former NFL head coach, who coached Cal from 1960-63 (Big Game record: 1-3).

The Big Game is back as California (6-4) hopes to seal its fifth straight win over Stanford (3-7) in this rivalry matchup.

The 128th Big Game, played at Stanford, will be the fifth for linebacker Hunter Barth, and the first after switching sides.

What we’re trying to do is create a culture and atmosphere of sustaining winning,” Rivera said. “So this game’s very pivotal for us. It speaks a lot to where we can go going