California quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) celebrates with fans after an NCAA college football game against Stanford at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

UNLV quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams (6) scrambles with the ball in front of Boise State defensive end Ahmed Hassanein (91) in the second half of the Mountain West Championship NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Steve Conner)

SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee, right, and California head coach Justin Wilcox chat on the field before an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

UNLV wide receiver Ricky White III (11) catches the ball on the sideline against Boise State in the second half of the Mountain West Championship NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Steve Conner)

California quarterback Chandler Rogers (7) runs from SMU defensive end Cameron Robertson (15) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

UNLV defensive back Daego Albert (40) and offensive lineman Jalen St. John (74) celebrate with the Fremont Cannon after defeating Nevada in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)