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The Stanford Cardinal did a pretty cool thing at the conclusion of their spring game on Saturday. After a solid performance, the team surprised junior walk-on quarterback Jack Richardson with a scholarship. “Jack Richardson is the most improved …
Two full weeks of the college football season are in the books, and the rankings for Week 3 have been posted. Some teams have been rewarded for victories over the weekend, while others were punished by voters for their losses. Many changes happened …
During Saturday’s game between Stanford and Notre Dame, the Cardinal had a field goal miss in one of the strangest ways possible. In the first quarter, Stanford kicker Conrad Ukropina lined up for a 45-yard attempt. What happened next, you have …
Anything can happen when two top-five college football teams square off against one another, but most people thought No. 3 Oregon beating No. 5 Stanford on Thursday night was a foregone conclusion. The Cardinal proved us all wrong by notching their …
Notre Dame beat Stanford 20-13 on Saturday after the referees reviewed a 4th and goal play in overtime and ruled that Cardinal running back Stepfan Taylor was short of the goal line. The Cardinal handed the ball to Taylor, who had 28 carries for 102 …
Stanford sophomore kicker Jordan Williamson will be remembered as the goat of the Fiesta Bowl after missing three field goals in a 41-38 loss to Oklahoma State Monday. Though he went 1-for-4 on field goal attempts, including misses at the end of …
USC running back Curtis McNeal fumbled in the third overtime Saturday to keep the Trojans from beating Stanford. USC played an excellent game and led for most of the fourth quarter before losing 56-48. It can be argued that they should have won in …
Remember when Maurice Jones-Drew took a knee instead of scoring a touchdown against the Jets last year? Or how about when Brian Westbrook pulled the trick against the Cowboys? It was a pretty wise decision by Westbrook because he helped his team run …
We’re only through four weeks of the college football season but I can say with confidence that Saturday evening’s game between Stanford and Oregon in Eugene will determine the Pac-10 champion. Both teams are 4-0 and have been looking …
Have a thing for crazy statistics? I have one that will blow your mind. USC is 47-2 at home since 2001. Both losses are now to Stanford, making Jim Harbaugh 2-1 against the Trojans since taking over the Cardinal program. While Stanford was something …
We knew Jim Harbaugh had some serious juice, but we didn’t know he was capable of pulling this off (he probably had nothing to do with it, but it’s still fun to pretend, right?). Astute reader JS points out that Stanford is doing whatever …
