Golden Nuggets: Are Jared Goff and Zach Kline back in battle for the starting job?

After struggling with ball security in the first quarter, starting QB and freshman phenom Jared Goff was benched in favor of redshirt freshman Zach Kline. Coach Sonny Dykes explained the switch at the post-game press conference:

Quite frankly, we weren't worried about his (Jared Goff) confidence. We were just worried about his ability to hold onto the football. The ball kept coming out of his hands and he had a difficult time holding onto it. I didn't have much confidence that he was going to be able to hold onto it. I made a change with Zach (Kline) and he gave us a little bit of pop when we first put him in there. We dropped balls all night long. Pretty much everything you can do poorly as a football team we did tonight.

Does this mean the job of starting QB is up for grabs again, in line with Dykes's stance that all positions are under perpetual evaluation?

Zack Kline said he was a little surprised to get put in. Said he expects to be in a battle for the starting job next week

— Hunter Hewitt (@HunterHewitt) September 29, 2013

Contrary to what Kline thinks, Dykes said he expects Goff to start next week despite his bad start. Just felt Goff struggled in the rain

— Hunter Hewitt (@HunterHewitt) September 29, 2013

Awkward...

Well, don't forget to stay afloat (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I'M SO FUNNY) with the other Cal sports using the links below!

Women's Basketball

• More on the verbal commitment of Gabby Green

Rugby

• A look at the 17 freshmen joining our great team

Men's Soccer

• The no. 1 Bears were tested by Santa Clara, but were victorious in overtime

Volleyball

• Arizona falls victim to Cal, earning our first in-conference win

Field Hockey

• These Bears also tallied their first conference win after defeating Pacific

Men's Gymnastics

• Associate Head Coach Brett McClure has been inducted into the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame

Men's Basketball

• It might be time to chant "hip hip Jorge" with the Nets
• The 20th anniversary reunion of the 1992-93 team had an emphasis on charity
• Practice has started for the 2013-14 season! Don't believe me? There's pictographical evidence!
• Jeff Powers interviews Sam Singer after his first practice (YouTube)

Lacrosse

• Coach Ginger Miles will be joining Team Scotland as defensive coordinator for the Home Internationals in March

Women's Swimming and Diving

• The Golden Bears defeated the Beavers with wins in 13 of 14 events

Cross Country

• The men's and women's teams ran in the Virginia Invitational and the Stanfurd Invitational on Saturday
• At the Virginia Invitational, the women's team finished sixth thanks to a fourth-place finish by Kelsey Santisteban

Women's Soccer

• Cal and Utah played to double overtime, resulting in a draw

Women's Tennis

• The Blue Doubles finals will pit one Cal team against another. When will this Bear-on-Bear violence end‽

Men's Water Polo

• The Bears finished the Aggie Shootout winning their games against UC Davis and Redlands

Football

• Some post-game analysis by Cal, ESPN, the AP, Inside Bay Area, and SFGate (and some statistical notes).
• Interviews from the post-game presser by Dykes, Goff, and Kline:

• CB Kameron Jackon has worked his way out of Long Beach to Cal

Pac-12 news

• The beast Fire Lane Kiffin has come to life! But not even allowing him on the bus? Harsh.

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 29, 2013