ESPN's Pete Thamel is reporting that Fernando Mendoza will miss today's game vs. No. 9 SMU with an illness. Will obviously mark the first start at Cal for Chandler Rogers, and we'll see what it means for the offense. Rogers and Mendoza are more similar than people think, so there shouldn't be a ton that Mike Bloesch can't call but it does make the running game a little bit different for the Bears today.
Not an ideal situation for Cal but Rogers has experience and has good command of the offense.
Report: QB Fernando Mendoza ruled out for Cal's road game at SMU
The redshirt sophomore has started the first 11 games and passed for just over 3,000 yards this year for the Bears.
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