No one needs to be told to watch Marcus Mariota and Jared Goff when the Ducks and Bears play Saturday. They’re going to do that unconsciously. And while both of those quarterbacks are exceptional and deserve all the attention they’re getting, there are plenty of other players to keep an eye on.

Below are two (in Oregon’s case, three) players from each team to watch on Saturday.

California:

Brendan Bigelow — Cal’s top running back doesn’t have a touchdown this year and is only averaging 4.0 yards per rushing attempt, but Bigelow is still a huge threat. The junior was extremely productive in limited touches last season and he’s gone up against two excellent run defenses in No. 17 Northwestern and No. 4 Ohio State. For Oregon’s defense, Bigelow will be the first above-average running back they’ll face all season.

Chris Harper — This is what Oregon’s Ifo Ekpre-Olomu said about Cal’s sophomore wide receiver: “He’s a great athlete and he makes plays on the ball.” Harper’s certainly shown that ability this season with plays like this. That touchdown catch-and-run shows just how versatile Harper is. He can catch in traffic, make players miss and outrun just about any defender. There’s a reason he leads the Bears in receiving yards and touchdown catches with an excellent yards-per-catch average (15.4). Ekpre-Olomu and Terrance Mitchell are both excellent cover cornerbacks, but they’ll both be tested when they go up against Harper.

Oregon:

Colt Lyerla — Lyerla famously missed the Tennessee game due to “circumstances,” so it will be interesting to see if he can perform against Cal. He’s only had two catches for 26 yards and zero touchdowns this season. He also has to deal with Johnny Mundt (five catches for 121 yards and two TDs against the Volunteers) and Pharaoh Brown, who’s returning from a leg injury. Maybe the Ducks will rotate all three players in and out, but Lyerla is listed as the number one tight end on the depth chart. If he can perform well against Cal, he will relieve some of the pressure from Oregon’s other talented tight ends.

Brian Jackson and Avery Patterson — Ekpre-Olomu and Mitchell will obviously have their hands full with receivers Harper and Bryce Treggs, but safeties Jackson and Patterson will be just as important. They’ll have to be all over the field if they can be successful monitoring all of Cal’s receivers. Goff will get uncomfortable and be more likely to make mistakes. Plus, Oregon’s front seven will have more opportunities to get sacks and focus more on stopping Bigelow and the rest of Cal’s running game.

Patterson, by the way, is from a town near Berkeley, Calif., and tore his ACL when the Ducks played the Bears last season. The injury ended his season, and he sounds motivated to finish Saturday’s game on a much higher note.