When the 2026 ACC football schedule was announced in January it left the possibility that Cal would play three Friday night games. It turns out the Bears will play just one game on Friday, based on the ACC announcement on Friday . Cal knew in January that its September 25 ACC home opener against Clemson would be a Friday game. But two other games -- a road game against SMU on October 23 or 24, and a road game the following week against North Carolina State on October 30 or 31 – were left in limbo as games being considered for either Friday or Saturday placement. The ACC decided that neither game would be played on Friday, leaving both as Saturday games, although the starting times will not be announced until May 27. Playing a game on Friday is important because it exposes the program to a national television audience focused on one game, unlike the Saturday games, which are part of a barrage of games that day.…