The Davey O'Brien Foundation on Thursday announced that Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza has been selected to the 36-man Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Preseason Watch List.
The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award.
In 20 career games played and 19 starts over three seasons at Cal, Mendoza was the No. 14 overall prospect in the Transfer Portal and No. 3 quarterback per 247Sports for the 2025 cycle. He finished his career at Cal as the all-time leader in completion percentage (66.