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Peat, Sanders impress in open practice

The defense “won the day,” but the offense, led by a touchdown run from sophomore running back Barry Sanders, had its moments as Stanford football… Continue Reading »

Mar 3 | Comments (0)

Sweet Start to Spring Practice

Fresh off a 2013 Rose Bowl victory, Stanford football is back in action, beginning the first of its two spring practice sessions. For head coach David Shaw, this day could not come soon enough.

Feb 28 | Comments (0)

Which Stanford recruits will see the field soonest?

Recruiting analysis is an inherently hypocritical business. In a good year, we write about all these highly ranked players that will change our team’s future; in a bad year, we just complain that recruiting rankings are worthless anyway.

Feb 6 | Comments (0)

Defensive end Ben Gardner and Stanford's pass rush applied plenty of pressure to Washington quarterback Keith Price, but the Huskies came out the victors in the end, rallying to upset the No. 8 Cardinal 17-13 from CenturyLink Field on Thursday night. (Sang Cho/The Daily)

Football: Huskies turn tables on Cardinal as No. 8 Stanford drops first game of the season

Washington (3-1, 1-0 Pac-12) gave No. 8 Stanford (3-1, 1-1) its first road test of the season, and the Cardinal convincingly failed, falling to the Huskies 17-13. The loss snapped Stanford’s four-game winning streak against its Pac-12 North foe.

Sep 28 | Comments (0)

Commanded by redshirt junior quarterback Josh Nunes, the Stanford offense needs to sustain long drives in order to keep USC's explosive wide receiver duo of Marqise Lee and Robert Woods off the field. When asked about what he expects out of Nunes against the Trojan defense, head coach David Shaw replied, "For Josh, it's do what he's been doing." (SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily))

Football: Stanford looks to dash USC’s national title hopes in highly anticipated Pac-12 opener

As college football braces itself for the colossal Pac-12 showdown between Stanford and USC tonight, the din of pre-game anticipation has grown to a deafening level. Amidst the noise is the sound of the menacing, steady footsteps of the Men of Troy, gearing for battle and marching their way north to invade the Farm. Make no mistake: The Trojans are coming in full force.

Sep 15 | Comments (0)

A vocal leader on the team, Shayne Skov (left) returns to action after being sidelined by a knee surgery suffered in the Arizona game last September. The senior inside linebacker did not play against San Jose State as he was serving a one-game suspension for his January DUI incident. (DON FERIA/Stanfordphoto.com)

Football: With Skov returning to action, Stanford prepares to take on Duke

There are a number of words that can be used to describe the mindset of Stanford football players throughout this week’s practices: focused, awakened and perhaps dissatisfied. But “panicking” isn’t one of them.

Sep 8 | Comments (0)

Beyda: A position-by-position assessment of the Cardinal’s sub-par performance in game one

Welcome back to the real world, Stanford football fans. Welcome back to the land of disgustingly tense fourth quarters, missed plays from all stretches of the roster and nearly botched games against 25-point underdogs that shouldn’t even come close to matching up with the Cardinal.

Sep 1 | Comments (2)