Chris Borrayo has lost each of his three meetings against USC, including a 62-28 drubbing in 2013, so forgive Cal’s senior left guard for being a little blunt about just how much he wants to beat the Trojans on Thursday night.

“I want to beat the crap out of USC,” Borrayo said. “I don’t remember the score, but I remember the whipping we got my freshman year. Ever since then, the goal was to make sure we beat the crap out of them or die trying.

“It was a pretty nasty game my freshman year, and I don’t know if you guys understand this about USC: Class is not in their name. It’s something important to me and something very important to our team to know we’re going out there trying to win.”

Cal hasn’t beaten USC or UCLA in head coach Sonny Dykes’ tenure, and he knows those games are especially important to the Bears from Southern California.

That’s certainly true of Borrayo, who’s from Paramount (Los Angeles County).

“I’m sure it means something, and it should,” Dykes said. “This has been one of the top programs in college football and has great tradition. They’ve got a team full of future NFL players, and when you play those kinds of teams, you want to go out there and play your very best.

“If that doesn’t motivate you, I think there’s something wrong.”

Hansen’s health: Dykes said he’s gone from “hopeful” to “optimistic” that leading receiver Chad Hansen will play against USC.

Hansen sprained his ankle Oct. 8 in the fourth quarter against Oregon State and missed Friday’s 52-49 double-overtime win over Oregon. Without his favorite target, Cal quarterback Davis Webb completed passes to 10 receivers for 325 yards and five touchdowns.

“When arguably your best player is out, then you’ve got to figure out some other guys to step up,” Dykes said. “A bunch of guys did some good things for us. I think it gives our players confidence that: ‘Hey, we’ve got guys who can make plays.’”

Watson earns honor: Cal junior running back Tre Watson was one of five players named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, having gained 261 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in Friday’s victory.

“He’s much surer of himself” this season, Dykes said. “I think there were times when Tre probably hesitated in the past. Now, he just sees things quicker and hits the hole faster. He much more decisive, and he’s playing with a lot of confidence.”

Shower of praise: Sophomore linebacker Jordan Kunaszyk, who snatched the game-clinching interception against Oregon, said he didn’t even shower after his postgame news conference.

“I just went to go see my family,” he said. “I just wanted to go celebrate with them and show them how much I appreciate them coming to support me.”

Rusty Simmons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: rsimmons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Rusty_SFChron