BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – Quarterback Brock Mansion thought he would have to wait until 2011 to get a chance to start for California. Kevin Riley’s season-ending knee injury changed all that.
Golden Bears coach Jeff Tedford said Mansion, a redshirt junior who has played sporadically over the last two seasons, will start ahead of sophomore Beau Sweeney in Cal’s game at Washington State this week. Sweeney had been Riley’s backup until two weeks ago.
Riley was hurt early in Saturday’s 35-7 loss to Oregon State when he was hit in the left knee by Beavers defensive tackle Brennan Olander. Riley’s knee bent backward and the senior quarterback immediately fell to the turf clutching his leg.
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