Fernando Mendoza from Columbus High School in Miami, led the Cal Bears to three touchdowns in the first half as No. 8 Miami trails at the half 21-10.

A week after rallying the Hurricanes (6-0, 2-0 ACC) from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Virginia Tech, Cam Ward did even more in engineering Miami's biggest comeback since also rallying from 25 down to beat Florida in 2003.

Fueled by three total rushing touchdowns by Damien Martinez, including two in the second half, and another stellar performance from quarterback Cam Ward, No. 8 Miami pulled away from USF and left Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium with a 50-15 road win.

Undefeated and sitting at No. 8 in the polls, quarterback Cam Ward and No. 8 Miami Hurricanes travel across the country to face the Cal Bears in ACC play.

After pulling off a last-second escape against Virginia Tech last week, Miami looks to remain undefeated in a rare trip to California. the Hurricanes will play their sixth game ever in California and first in the regular season since a 52-24 win at Cal in 1990.

Kickoff between No. 8 Miami and California is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. from Berkeley’s California Memorial Stadium and will be televised on ESPN.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has reached the Pacific Ocean.

The Bears will seek their second win over a Top-10 team since the start of the 2004 season when they host the Hurricanes on a day that will begin with the first visit ever from ESPN’s popular “College GameDay.

After a tough defeat on the road their last time out, California looks much better today on their home field. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Miami (FL) 35-18. California's offense has been firing on all cylinders thus far,