“You can assume Fernando’s starting next week,” coach Justin Wilcox announced.
BERKELEY — Cal coach Justin Wilcox couldn’t find words to describe what he saw from his defense in a 52-40 loss to No. 15 Oregon State, but he knew exactly what to say about redshirt freshman Fernando Mendoza after his debut as starting quarterback.The Bears play the second of five consecutive games against Top-25 teams next Saturday when they face No. 18 Utah in Salt Lake City. Mendoza was downright giddy at the prospect.
Sam Jackson V and Ben Finley had pretty much shared the quarterback role through five games, but the coaching staff wanted more consistency and more explosiveness. With Mendoza at the helm, the Bears scored more points than they did in the starting debuts of Aaron Rogers, Jared Goff, Steve Bartkowski, Joe Roth and Craig Morton.“I had the best time of my life out there.” Mendoza said. “It was just great playing with my brothers. To fight alongside them meant the world to me. I think I played pretty well, but at the end of the day the only thing that matters to me is winning.
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