Cal's starting QB 2024: Who will start for Justin Wilcox's team in Week 6?

The California Golden Bears (3-1) will host the No. 8 Miami Hurricanes (5-0) in Week 6 of the 2024 college football season. The Saturday night game will kick off at 10:30 p.m. ET from California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

Cal coach Justin Wilcox will continue to start Fernando Mendoza as the team's quarterback when the Hurricanes visit in Week 6.

In four games this season, Mendoza has completed 83 of 123 passes for 892 yards with five touchdowns and thrown two interceptions. He has also rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown, leading Cal to a 3-1 record.

A look at California Golden Bears' quarterback depth chart

California Golden Bears starting QB Fernando Mendoza - Source: Imagn

While Mendoza has done well as Cal's starting quarterback this season, the Golden Bears have Chandler Rogers as QB2. CJ Harris is the third-choice signal-caller on Cal's roster.

College Football 2024 Week 6: How to watch Miami vs. Cal? TV channel and livestream details

The Miami vs. Cal Week 6 game will be broadcast live on ESPN. Fans can also livestream the matchup on FuboTV.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: ESPN
Live stream: FuboTV
Venue: California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California

The Hurricanes are still unbeaten and have won all of their five games this season. They head into Week 6 after beating Virginia Tech 38-34 last weekend.

Meanwhile, the Golden Bears had an off in Week 5. They had won three of their opening games before suffering a 14-9 loss against the Florida State Seminoles in Week 4.

Cal's schedule for the 2024 season

Here's a look at the California Golden Bears' schedule for the remainder of the 2024 college football season:

Oct. 5: vs. Miami
Oct. 12: at Pittsburgh
Oct. 19: vs. NC State
Oct. 26: vs. Oregon State
Nov. 2: OFF
Nov. 8: at Wake Forest
Nov. 16: vs. Syracuse
Nov. 23: vs. Stanford
Nov. 30: at SMU

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Arnold graduated with a degree in Mass Media from MIC. As a sports fanatic, he pursued writing to express his thoughts and opinions on sports events across the globe. He has also worked at Wizcraft and Publicis.

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