Cal has lost a football game on Saturday warranty, but this is solved, again, that the game medium bowl season. But it does not seem so important to the night progressed.A 31-14 loss to Oregon State in front of 56,496 at Memorial Stadium was delayed 13 minutes in the second quarter, after star tailback Jahvid Best was knocked cold at the end of a 7-yard touchdown run. Best was wheeled off the field on a stretcher as a solemnly quiet crowd watched.
After being run through a series of tests at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Best was diagnosed with a severe concussion."Unbelievably scary," Cal coach Jeff Tedford said. "There's always great concern for any player on the field like that. Our prayers go with him overnight as a team to make sure that he recovers fine."Cal was trailing 14-0, when Best took the direct snap out of the Wildcat formation with 6:07 left in the first half and took off with a full head of steam toward the left corner of the end zone. Oregon State cornerback Tim Clark closed in on Best just as he approached the goal line, and Best tried to leap over him.
As Best soared through the air, Beavers safety Cameron Collins came over and hit Best cleanly from the side, forcing him approximately five feet above the turf. Best flipped over in the air and landed hard on his back and head, his helmet flying off in the process. His neck snapped back after impact, and he immediately went motionless,
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