In this video (recorded leading up to his season with UNT) podcast, at 24:15 he talks about why he didn’t select Cal. Cost of living, basically. This time around I’m sure the NIL offer was way better, considering his excellent season/stats. The guy really knows his X’s and O’s too (see 20:40 in the video): https://youtu.be/24VaKRcVYAY?si=LP580XdqV79TVNWd
I think he absolutely does. I came away from watching the video (linked in my related post) thinking this young man is really on-point/has a pretty sophisticated, yet intuitive, understanding of how to pick apart a defense.
If he becomes the #1 then I'm sure Mendoza will go in the portal and end up in Miami which his home town. I'm sure this new guy doesn't want to be a back up. I really like Mendoza's intelligence, arm, pocket awareness, and his height which makes him able to see over tall linemen for passes in the middle of the field. And, he's got 3 more years of eligibility. KEEP him as the #1!!
Mendoza won't leave Cal for Miami. He's genuinely here for the degree. Remember, he was committed to Yale before and they don't even offer athletic scholarships.
He is a confident guy who outcompeted two higher-ranked QBs last year. He earned the spot and wants to keep earning it by getting better.
I’m glad we have some depth but curious why he didn’t come last season when we were recruiting him? Especially now that QB1 seems solidified
In this video (recorded leading up to his season with UNT) podcast, at 24:15 he talks about why he didn’t select Cal. Cost of living, basically. This time around I’m sure the NIL offer was way better, considering his excellent season/stats. The guy really knows his X’s and O’s too (see 20:40 in the video): https://youtu.be/24VaKRcVYAY?si=LP580XdqV79TVNWd
I’m sure he believes he has a shot at QB1. Maybe he does?
I think he absolutely does. I came away from watching the video (linked in my related post) thinking this young man is really on-point/has a pretty sophisticated, yet intuitive, understanding of how to pick apart a defense.
If he becomes the #1 then I'm sure Mendoza will go in the portal and end up in Miami which his home town. I'm sure this new guy doesn't want to be a back up. I really like Mendoza's intelligence, arm, pocket awareness, and his height which makes him able to see over tall linemen for passes in the middle of the field. And, he's got 3 more years of eligibility. KEEP him as the #1!!
Mendoza won't leave Cal for Miami. He's genuinely here for the degree. Remember, he was committed to Yale before and they don't even offer athletic scholarships.
He is a confident guy who outcompeted two higher-ranked QBs last year. He earned the spot and wants to keep earning it by getting better.
He won't leave for the portal. And if he gets jumped on the depth chart, it'll only be for one year.
Agreed.
Also he is pretty mobile in the RPO and can really sling it
He may end up being an NFL caliber quarterback with continued development.