If there’s one game Stanford (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) should have circled on their calendar this season, it is this one. The Big Game might feature Cal, but Saturday’s 4:30 p.m. matchup with No. 10 USC (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) might be bigger. This is primetime, Saturday Night Football, with the eyes of the college football world on Stanford Stadium expecting to see the rebirth of a USC … [Read more...] about View from the Booth: Trojan transfers travel to town
Can Stanford spoil Lincoln Riley’s Pac-12 debut?
The energy in the Coliseum was palpable for the first time in over half a decade last week. USC’s (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) amalgamation of off-season additions played greater than the sum of its parts against Rice. The Trojans scored more points in their 66-14 win against Rice than at any point in Clay Helton’s tenure as head coach. During their recent down years, USC has had several … [Read more...] about Can Stanford spoil Lincoln Riley’s Pac-12 debut?
Andrew Luck ’12 to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, honored Saturday
By the time Andrew Luck ’12 was selected with the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Stanford quarterback had left behind a legacy not only on The Farm, but on the college football world at large. Now three years after stepping away from football with a long list of achievements already under his belt, a second wave of accolades are beginning to roll in. When … [Read more...] about Andrew Luck ’12 to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, honored Saturday
‘They don’t look like freshmen’: Sam Roush ready for more after early enrollee process
Sam Roush has already taken classes at Stanford for two quarters. He’s gone through the struggles of PWR and THINK and figured out which Arillaga around campus is which. He’s even played in a football game for the Cardinal. But his official freshman year still hasn’t begun. In winter quarter of 2021, Roush was one of three players on the Stanford football team to get a … [Read more...] about ‘They don’t look like freshmen’: Sam Roush ready for more after early enrollee process
Stanford Film Study: Scissors Concept
The scissors concept is one of the ways that offenses try to defeat two high safety coverages. It can be run against Cover 2 or Tampa 2 man and zone. The concept has been run by NFL teams like the Saints, Eagles and Panthers. Stanford head coach David Shaw has also installed scissors into Stanford’s playbook. This edition of Film Study will go over the details of the … [Read more...] about Stanford Film Study: Scissors Concept