“I think the best way to develop someone is just pushing them into the fire,” said Cal’s newest starting quarterback Fernando Mendoza to the media Wednesday.
Mendoza said that people have a tendency to ease young quarterbacks into the game with “garbage time” reps and lower competition games — a philosophy he said he doesn’t 100% agree with. His philosophy, rather, lies with being thrown into the fire.
The redshirt freshman got the first-ever start of his college career against then-No. 15 Oregon State Oct. 7. Then going up against then-No. 16 Utah Oct. 14 and slated to face USC, Oregon and Washington State in the next three weeks, there couldn't have been a more difficult induction for the redshirt freshman into collegiate play.
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Mendoza said that people have a tendency to ease young quarterbacks into the game with “garbage time” reps and lower competition games — a philosophy he said he doesn’t 100% agree with. His philosophy, rather, lies with being thrown into the fire.
The redshirt freshman got the first-ever start of his college career against then-No. 15 Oregon State Oct. 7. Then going up against then-No. 16 Utah Oct. 14 and slated to face USC, Oregon and Washington State in the next three weeks, there couldn't have been a more difficult induction for the redshirt freshman into collegiate play.
Read about Cal's newest young quarterback being thrown into the fire in a strong Pac-12 season:
GoldenBearReport - Cal QB Fernando Mendoza gears up for third straight ranked opponent
Fernando Mendoza has been thrown into the fire in his first two starts, and the challenging road continues this week.
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