Cal Football Video: QB Devon Modster on His Receivers: Each 'Does Something a Little Bit Differently'
Devon Modster will get his second start as Cal’s quarterback on Saturday against Oregon State, and there is a lot of pressure on him to deliver a win.
The Bears are 0-2 in games this season in which Modster plays more than a half, and Cal (4-2) desperately needs to beat Oregon State (2-4) in a home game to prove the Bears can win with him as their quarterback.
Modster played better in Cal’s 17-7 loss to Oregon than he did in the previous game against Arizona State. And, now with two weeks of preparation following a bye week, he needs to lead Cal to its expected win over the Beavers, who were beaten 42-7 by Utah last week.
Modster needs help from his running game and his receivers to do it, and he outlines the strengths of Cal’s wide receivers in the video.
“A lot of them do a lot of special things,” Modster said. “J Dunc [Jordan Duncan] is real crisp on his routes. Trevon [Clark] is a taller receiver, so he can go up and high-point the ball. Nikko [Remigio], Jeremiah [Hawkins] super fast, get out of the breaks real fast. Kekoa [Crawford], he has reliable hands.
“Each one of them does something a little bit differently, but they’re really good.”
Crawford has missed the past two games with an unspecified injury and he is questionable for Saturday’s game as well. But the Bears do have depth at the wideout position. What they lack is a real go-to receiver. No Cal player is among the top 30 in the conference in either receptions or receiving yards.
It remains unclear whether two key offensive linemen – center Michael Saffell and tackle Valentino Daltoso – will play on Saturday. Both were hurt during the 17-7 loss to Oregon. Pass protection and the running game will be better if either or both can play.
