Sept. 19, 2012

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BERKELEY - Brendan Bigelow is scheduled to appear as a guest Wednesday on ESPNU's Unite, which airs at 9 p.m. PT. The hosts of the show geared towards the college aged demographic include former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell, along with Marianela Pereyra and Reese Walters.

Bigelow was named the All-Purpose Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards and was also an honorable mention CFPA Running Back Performer of the Week for his performance last Saturday in Cal's 35-28 loss at No. 12 Ohio State. The sophomore tailback rushed four times for 160 yards, including two long touchdown runs of 81 and 59 yards. Bigelow added three kick returns for 74 yards and totaled a career-high 234 all-purpose yards on seven touches.

Bigelow's 81-yard touchdown run was the longest of his career, the longest by any opposing player at Ohio Stadium ever, the longest in the Pac-12 this season, and the longest by a Cal player since Best had a 93-yard TD run at UCLA in 2009. His 234 all-purpose yards were the most by a Cal player since Jahvid Best had 311 all-purpose yards (all rushing) against Washington in 2009.

Bigelow leads the Pac-12 in 2012 for both the most rushing and total offense yards per play in a single game with his average of 40.0 in both categories against Ohio State. He also ranks second in the conference overall in kick returns, averaging 26.7 yards per return on six tries for a total of 160 yards, and is eighth in the conference with an average of 111.7 all-purpose yards per contest.

Bigelow is Cal's second-leading rusher on the season with 175 yards on six carries for an average of 29.2 yards per rush. He is also second on the team in all-purpose yards with 335 total (175 rush, 160 kick return).

Cal (1-2, 0-0 Pac-12) is next in action on the road for its Pac-12 opener against USC (2-1, 0-1 Pac-12) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this Saturday, Sept. 22 (3 p.m. PT). The Trojans are the nation's No. 12 ranked team according to USA Today, while AP has USC at No. 13. Both Cal and USC are coming off seven-point road losses at Ohio State and Stanford, respectively.

Cal's remaining 2012 home games include matchups with Pac-12 foes Arizona State, UCLA, Stanford, Washington and Oregon. In addition to the game at USC, the Golden Bears still play on the road at Washington State, Utah and Oregon State.

Tickets for Cal's return to a renovated Memorial Stadium in 2012 are currently on sale by calling (800) GO BEARS (800-462-3277), online at CalBears.com, or in person at the Sales and Service Center located in the Haas Pavilion Club Room Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. PT. More season-ticket information is available at CalBears.com.

2012 REMAINING CAL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME	TV
*Sat.	Sept. 22	at USC	3 p.m. PT	Pac-12 Networks
*Sat.	Sept. 29	Arizona State	1 p.m. PT	FX
*#Sat.	Oct. 6	UCLA	TBA	TBA
*Sat.	Oct. 13	at Washington State	TBA	TBA
*Sat.	Oct. 20	Stanford	TBA	TBA
*Sat.	Oct. 27	at Utah	TBA	TBA
*Fri.	Nov. 2	Washington	6 p.m. PT	ESPN2
*Sat.	Nov. 10	Oregon	TBA	TBA
*Sat.	Nov. 17	at Oregon State	TBA	TBA
!Fri.	Nov. 30	Pac 12 Championship Game	TBA	TBA

Home Games in Bold at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA; *Pac-12 Game; !Pac-12 Championship Game at Home Site of Pac-12 Regular-Season Champion; #Homecoming/Memorial Stadium Rededication/Joe Roth Game; All Times Pacific