Christian McCaffrey piles up yards in leading Stanford over Cal

And then there was the inability to contain Christian McCaffrey. “(He’s) elusive and can run”.

For the 151st time, it’s Lafayette-Lehigh, with the visiting Leopards (1-9, 0-5 Patriot League) looking for a third straight win over the Engineers (5-5, 3-2). It was during the return that more than 100 members of the Stanford band stormed the field in jubilation only to watch Cal’s Kevin Moen scamper into the end zone for a stunning 25-20 win.

Cal appeared to be in good shape, down eight and due to receive the opening kickoff of the second half. The Golden Bears will need more than field goals in the second half if they hope to knock off the Cardinal. “I wasn’t expecting it that they were going to do anything”.

Buckle up. This is going to be a wild and bumpy finish for the Pac-12.

If I had a vote, he would get it. Not that he cares. I kind of ran straight. “It’s not like there’s a great effort to get guys back on the same page”. “Tell me. Show him to me”.

But the Heisman voters have seen those two play – they’re on national TV every Saturday afternoon, so they’re talked about as the frontrunners for the trophy. Losing Ronnie Harris could be a problem for the secondary, but only if Jared Goff has time to work.

“I haven’t even seen it in person face to face, ” McClure said. He is truly special. That group includes USC’s Marcus Allen in 1981 (232.6), Stanford’s Glyn Milburn in ’90 (202.0) and USC’s Reggie Bush in 2005 (222.3) and Marqise Lee in ’12 (206.4). Harris leads the team with 10 passes defensed, creating a big void for Alameen Murphy to fill.

On the following play, Goff threw a pass to Kenny Lawler in the end zone. Bears wide receiver Bryce Treggs had seven catches for 102 yards and a score. The field goal from Anderson pushed the score to 47-24.

I d be mildly surprised if Stanford has it wrapped up early, if we start the fourth quarter knowing Cal has no chance to win.

The slick running back scored twice, once on a reception, and once on a kick return. Enwere took the handoff and ran right.

Penalties also played a role in Cal’s loss. Check out the Stanford vs. California prediction and game preview.

But against Stanford, there was always a sense that additional opportunities would be there.

“This game has the two best quarterbacks in a conference with a lot of good quarterbacks, ” Shaw said. We were trying to play aggressive.

As the Cougs get set to host Colorado (7:45 p.m. PT/8:45 p.m. MT, ESPN2), you should know that Mike Leach is a Coach of the Year semifinalist by the Maxwell Football Club. Stanford’s late-season playoff push continues with a win this week and next, with No. 4 Notre Dame making a trip out west next week. “We’ve got a few games left this season … and Arizona State will be a big one and the bowl game will be a big one”. Stanford won last season’s meeting, 38-17.

Down in the Pac-12 South, things are still up for grabs as well between Utah, USC and UCLA. Those have to be selected by conference order – which would likely mean the fifth, sixth, and seventh place teams. I m not convinced it will be an issue, given that the Cardinal has been in exactly this position(losing the game before Big Game) the past four years. If not, they’ll have to settle for a Rose Bowl bid.

The magic continued the next week, as Mangum threw another game-winning touchdown to beat Boise State with under a minute to play in the contest.

This year’s version is a rarity since both teams are having successful seasons. And against the better teams, they’ve played much better.

“It hurts”, said Watson. And vice versa.* Where does Goff v Hogan rank in the pantheon of Big Game QB matchups?* David Shaw owns Cal.* Is this Sonny Dykes last Big Game at Cal?* Just the facts. “Now that that’s behind us, all we’re really focused on is playing football and getting that axe back”.