Card Clicks: Without Skov, It's "Time For Guys to Step Up"
by Scott Allen on Sep 20, 2025 6:30 AM PDT
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As expected, Shayne Skov will miss the rest of the season. | Mercury News
The candidates to replace Skov include Jarek Lancaster, AJ Tarpley, James Vaughters, and Blake Lueders. "We've also recruited very well recently, and now it is time for guys to step up," Stanford head coach David Shaw said. | SF Chronicle
Here are four reasons Stanford's second-ranked rushing defense will endure without Skov. | Stanford Football Blog
Jack Blanchat introduces himself to the Class of 2015 by comparing this year's Stanford football team to The U's, circa 2001. | The Stanford Daily
Stanford has allowed only seven points in the second half this season. | The Stanford Daily
The Stanford women's golf team is in third place after two rounds of the Cougar Cup Invitational. | GoStanford
If you missed it yesterday, here's a potential Pac-16 schedule, courtesy of RedOscar. | Pacific Takes
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Do you still think Luck should be atop the Heisman list?
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It seems like it could be his to lose.
by TheRaj on Sep 20, 2025 8:24 AM PDT reply actions
7 second half points
Our defense is a beast. I’m really sad to lose Skov, but I hope they let him loose on the sidelines to fire everyone up like he’s done for the past two seasons.
by CardiGrl on Sep 20, 2025 11:43 AM PDT reply actions
It’s almost not fair to expect big things from Vaughters as a true freshman… but I kinda do. I think he plays a bigger and bigger role as the season goes along and is eventually able to step into Skov’s shoes, if not completely fill them. The good news is that Stanford’s schedule sets up this year such that he’s got a little while to get fully up to speed before big games against USC, Oregon, and Notre Dame.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 20, 2025 2:13 PM PDT reply actions
Fans had extremely high expectations for him in Georgia
Georgia fans were devastated (devastated!) when they found out he chose Stanford over the Bulldogs. Given what people like Tom Fitzgerald over at the Chronicle and even Jon Wilner have said, they all have found Vaughters to be amazing, and everyone from the staff to other players to the media have used the same word when describing him: “Beast.”
That said, I wouldn’t mind if the ILB position is rotated amongst different players from now until Washington on drive-to-drive. It gives the staff time to see who’s most capable at the position while giving players like Vaughters valuable collegiate playing time. Would it be great if they could switch it out from play-to-play? Sure, but both USC and Oregon prevent that kind of substitution, so these next four weeks are a good opportunity for everyone to at least get experience in addition to being evaluated.
by RedOscar on Sep 20, 2025 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
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