The defense slipped last year as it allowed 25.5 points per game in college football odds which was nearly 7 points worse than the previous season
. A total of 6 starters return and will be led by new coordinator Clancy Pendergast, who was in the NFL since 2004. Cal has an interesting schedule in which their final 3games of the year are all at home against Pac 10 rivals Oregon, Stanford and Washington. If they can hang in there through the first portion of the slate including road games at Arizona, USC, and Oregon State they may come up roses, as well as gold, for 2010.