“Not to take anything away from them but we didn’t play our best game, so it’s incumbent on us to play our best”. If the Cardinal misfires on third down and in the red zone and doesn’t score more than 17 or 20 points, it could be tight down the stretch with one play determining the outcome.
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McCaffrey, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, had 382 total touches last season and racked up 2,674 yards from scrimmage.
“We need to up the ante a little bit”, star running back Christian McCaffrey said. After torching some solid defenses in USC and Iowa during his final two games, the opener against Kansas State could allow McCaffrey to pick up right where he left off since the Wildcats allowed over 450 yards of offense per game last season. Barnett is a three-time captain for the Wildcats, and as a probable All Big-12 player, he is emblematic of the poise and confidence that the defense possesses. “They’ve got a good team defensive concept, but he’s a guy that stands out”.
Shaw said he is open to playing both Burns and Chryst at quarterback. McCaffrey will get a chance to pad his TD numbers by getting some of those carries close to the goal line.
But regardless of who is under center, Stanford hopes that the pieces will be in place for a successful offense. Burns has thrown just one pass in his first three years at Stanford but will have plenty of playmakers available like McCaffrey, WR Michael Rector and TE Dalton Schultz to ease his transition. I have great respect for Stanford and we all know where they are in the rankings, certainly well deserved. “They can make plays for you so you don’t have to be flawless”.
According to ESPN’s David Lombardi, Stanford named redshirt sophomore Bobby Okereke, who has performed in Carnegie Hall, as a first-time starter at inside linebacker.
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“This year the competition has been out of the water”, junior cornerback Alijah Holder said. Junior college transfer Byron Pringle will give a boost to a receiving group that has only one player (Deante Burton) with at least five career starts.
