The outright Pac-10 title didn't come easy for Cal on Saturday. But it indeed came, putting a nice shine on the Bears' first conference title in 50 years.
Rihards Kuksiks scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, including a pair of free throws with 14.6 seconds remaining, and Arizona State held on to beat USC 59-54 in Tempe on Thursday.
Trent Bray is the new linebackers coach at Arizona State . Bray, a former linebacker at Oregon State from 2002-2005, was an assistant coach for the California Redwoods of the United Football League last year.