Fernando Mendoza’s time with the Hoosiers has been nothing short of spectacular. He has thrown for 1,208 yards with an impressive 73% completion rate through five games, which ranks him in the top 10 nationally. His performance against Illinois, in which he completed 21 of 23 passes for 267 yards and five touchdowns, solidified his status as a Heisman contender. But a breakout season like this raises major questions about his time at Cal and what went wrong.

“It’s been a fantastic journey that I’m so grateful to be on,” Mendoza said on the ESPN college football show . “I love Berkeley, but I had three different offensive coordinators in 3 years and wanted some continuity.” From 2022 to 2024, he went through three different offensive coordinators at Cal. Bill Musgrave , Jake Spavital

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