A year ago against UCLA at Stanford Stadium, McCaffrey rushed for a school-record 243 yards and four touchdowns to spark the Cardinal to a 56-35 victory. “We were disappointed, but we still have our trust in coaches that they made the best decision possible”. If the standout RB can find holes against this Trojan defense, Stanford should be able to handle USC.
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Another year, another elite David Shaw-coached Stanford team. “It’s an emotional game every time”.
The Stanford running back amassed 238 yards rushing and receiving, and two touchdowns to help lead the Cardinal to a 27-10 win over the Trojans. Then the Cardinal swept the Trojans last season, including a rout in the Pac-12 championship game.
“They haven’t even started school yet”, safety Chris Hawkins said.
True, but let that settle in. Azevedo, Steve Stenstrom (football), Casey Jacobsen (basketball), Pat Cornett (golf), Amber Liu (tennis) Shelly Ripple (swimming), Toby Stevenson (track and field) and Alicia Craig (soccer) were inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday and honored during the game.
Harrison Phillips won’t be available for Stanford against USC.
Scott pointed to the large number of global students at Pac-12 schools as a reasons for the ongoing globalization effort.
Of course, the balance of power in college football can shift from week to week and a trend can become a blip quickly.
The Trojans started out strong, setting the tone early with defense. The Trojans hoped Clay Helton, a longtime assistant promoted after coach Steve Sarkisian was sacked last season, would provide a steadying influence this year. Max Browne remains the primary starter, but Sam Darnold has earned significant playing time against Alabama and Utah State.
PALO ALTO On his seventh touch Saturday night, Christian McCaffrey sprang loose. Totalling 181 yards on 34 carries and three touchdowns in the first two games, Jamabo is not expected to carry this team on his back like a Christian McCaffrey; rather, he has to force the BYU defense to play honest football. He has registered 200 all-purpose yards in seven consecutive games – the longest streak for any active FBS player (no active player has registered more than two in a row).
While most teams across the country prefer to line up four receivers and play at a dizzying pace, Stanford has kept with a more traditional, run-focused attack rather than trading in for the spread offense.
One thing that helps the chemistry of a team is when they see a player run hard when his number is called, which Burns did several times.
USC’s home opener against Utah State last week was televised on Pac-12 Networks, along with UCLA’s home opener against UNLV later in the afternoon. He and suspended teammate Don Hill are also under investigation for sexual assault in a case near USC’s campus.
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The Trojans were behind from the start in front of 48,763 at Stanford Stadium. If Helton decides to stick with Browne for a vast majority of the game, Trojan fans may be stuck seeing a repeat of week one where Browne was constantly under pressure and the offense could not sustain a drive. USC is on the road tonight. It’s been directed at the fans of No. 8 Washington in the hopes of getting people to show up for a nonconference schedule that’s less than appealing despite the Huskies’ (2-0) having their highest ranking in 15 years.
