Kevin Riley Earns Another Reprieve as Cal Blows out Arizona State

by Michelle SmithFiled under: Arizona State, California, Pac 10BERKELEY, Calif. -- If you are Kevin Riley, how many times can you hear the question asked of Cal coach Jeff Tedford? "Have you thought about replacing Kevin Riley at quarterback?" "Are you replacing Kevin Riley at quarterback?" "Are you sure you don't want to replace Kevin Riley at quarterback?" "Is there really no one else you'd like to try at quarterback?" "No, I mean, really?" The Bears' fifth-year quarterback knows he's got a love-him-or-hate-him thing going with the notoriously testy Cal fan base, and after last week's 48-14 debacle at USC, it was definitely leaning to the latter. In the early moments of Saturday's game against Arizona State, before he led the Bears to a 26-3 halftime lead with 201 passing yards and two touchdown passes, the crowd made sure he knew he was on a short leash. More Week 8: Full Scoreboard | Live Tweet | ...