Cal quarterack Fernando Mendoza, who was named the ACC quarterback of he week for his play last week against Stanford, will not play against SMU today (Saturday) because of an illness, as reported by Cal's pregame radio show.

Fernando Mendoza will not play at No. 9 SMU today due to an illness,” Thamel reported. “Back-up Chandler Rogers will get the start for the Bears. Mendoza has thrown for 3,0

Brashard Smith and ninth-ranked SMU never felt they were finished, even when already locked into the ACC Championship Game in their league debut.

Rivalry weekend didn’t end as well for some of the other top-ranked teams in the nation as it did for SMU. While the Mustangs didn’t have an emotional game with a lot of history on the schedule, its matchup with California had high stakes,