Showing posts with label Stanford football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stanford football. Show all posts

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Stanford football rallies to edge Notre Dame on road

Recap: Colorado football tops Stanford, becomes bowl eligibleDown 10-0 at the half, Stanford football looked to be on its way to a third straight blowout loss, this time at the hands of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.But then, a Cardinal defense which had given up 86 points to two Washington teams in the past two weeks finally came together, as a pick-six from sophomore Quenton Meeks kickstarted a second-half rally that would...
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Stanford football tries to gain momentum against surging Colorado

Highlights: Stanford football extends winning streak over USC in Pac-12 openerAt the beginning of the 2016 college football season, Stanford vs. Colorado appeared destined to be a romp, a chance for the Cardinal to take a well-deserved break from facing more worthy competition like UCLA, Washington and Notre Dame. After all, Stanford has outscored the Buffaloes 138-17 in their only three meetings as members of the Pac-12,...
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Saturday, October 1, 2016

The Pick-6: How Stanford football is recruiting Mormons, plus more stories from around the web

Stanford-Washington football game previewMatt Piper did a story on Stanford assistant Lance Anderson (who was considered an outside candidate for BYUs opening last winter) who acts as the teams chief recruiter in Utah. But this story takes a dive from the Cardinal perspective, noting that it wasnt long ago when Stanford was not welcome ground for Mormons:The fact that a Mormon conversion took place on a secular college campus...
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Stanford football: Christian McCaffrey doesn"t disappoint in season opener

Washington football"s Jake Browning on beating Stanford: "Our overall performance is jaw-dropping"PALO ALTO The obvious takeaway from Friday nights season opener at Stanford Stadium is that Heisman Trophy contender Christian McCaffrey is more than capable of living up to the hype.The 6-foot, 200-pound running back began his junior campaign with 126 yards on 22 carries and a pair of touchdowns, including the knockout punch...
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Sunday, September 18, 2016

Stanford fan in hijab gets threats on Facebook

USC Football - Stanford Rapid ReactionStanford junior Tesay Yusuf and her friends were cheering for the camera at a Cardinal football game recently, but when the image ended up in an advertisement for football ticketson a Stanford Facebook page it turned into a target of hatefulremarks. Along with her Cardinal red shirt, Yusuf was wearing a hijab.Disgusted, she took to social media herself.When @Stanford Athletics posts...
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