Card Clicks: Stanford Men Remain Tied Atop Pac-12

by Scott Allen on Jan 16, 2026 6:30 AM PST

Cal and Stanford are 1a and 1b in Eamonn Brennan's Pac-12 men's basketball power rankings. | ESPN

Jarek Lancaster looks back on a successful 2011. | Stanford Football Blog

David Shaw is asked about the final drive of the Fiesta Bowl, says he didn't bat an eyelash about decision to kick FG. Williamson had an outstanding 2 weeks of practice leading up to the game. | Yahoo! Sports Radio

Ryan Hall placed second at Saturday's U.S. Olympic marathon trial in Houston to qualify for London. | AP

The No. 22 Stanford wrestling team improved to 3-0 in Pac-12 duals with a 23-17 win over No. 18 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. | GoStanford

Stanford women's soccer coach Paul Ratcliffe was named National Coach of the Year for the third time in the last four years. | Mercury News

Freshman Pauline Hanset made a splash in her collegiate debut, as the Stanford women's gymnastics team won its season-opening quad meet at Burnham Pavilion. | GoStanford

Oregon QB Darron Thomas has declared for the NFL Draft. | Pacific Takes

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Pep Hamilton

Alabama reportedly contacted him about replacing Jim McElwain as the OC in Tuscaloosa.

by Scott Allen on Jan 16, 2026 10:25 AM PST reply actions

I saw that...

… it will be interesting to see what happens there. It would be an excellent sign if Hamilton chose to stick around at Stanford (assuming he is a serious candidate in the first place).

by RickeySteals on Jan 16, 2026 10:29 AM PST up reply actions

Pep staying put, Lupoi leaves Cal

It looks like Alabama went with Washington OC Doug Nussmeier instead. In other UW coaching news, Steve Sarkisian has hired Tosh Lupoi as its defensive line coach. Lupoi, who is only 29, held the same position in Berkeley and was widely regarded as one of the best recruiters in the country. That’s a huge loss for Cal. Sark could be building something special in Seattle.

by Scott Allen on Jan 16, 2026 12:39 PM PST up reply actions

Sorry, Lupoi is 30. Still a young’n.

by Scott Allen on Jan 16, 2026 12:42 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah... interesting...

Good that we get to keep Pep for another year. I think continuity in that spot is important, considering that we’re breaking in a new QB. It is also a good sign that Stanford can keep its coaches when other “bigger” programs come calling…

We’ll see if Sark can make good use of Lupoi. There was a time when everyone was all excited that he hired Holt to be his DC…

by RickeySteals on Jan 16, 2026 1:41 PM PST up reply actions