04-24-2026, 01:49 PM
Fun fact…
Mendoza and Bailey (drafted 1/2 overall) originally were slated to go to the Ivy League (Mendoza - Yale and Bailey - Harvard). Of course, Cal and Stanford made a late push and ended up signing them to play in the Bay Area.
Instead of playing against each other in The Game, they played on opposite sides in The Big Game.
And, both graduated before moving on to schools that made the playoffs.
Mendoza and Bailey (drafted 1/2 overall) originally were slated to go to the Ivy League (Mendoza - Yale and Bailey - Harvard). Of course, Cal and Stanford made a late push and ended up signing them to play in the Bay Area.
Instead of playing against each other in The Game, they played on opposite sides in The Big Game.
And, both graduated before moving on to schools that made the playoffs.