The injury report for Stanford looks dismal for the Miami game, and we've seen a ton of injuries over the last few years. Similarly, the Niners have ranked in the top 10 for games lost to injuries in 12 of the last 13 seasons. What the heck is going on the Santa Clara County?
Quote:UCLA fired athletic director Martin Jarmond on Monday.
In a letter to the UCLA community, chancellor Julio Frenk explained the move, citing that Bruins athletics "currently carries a significant financial deficit, and its current path is not sustainable."
https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...in-jarmond
In another article:
Quote:One year ago, nearly one dozen of UCLA's largest athletic donors approached a Los Angeles Times reporter to say they had lost faith in their athletic director. What almost nobody outside the school noticed was that they had already stopped writing checks.
UCLA raised $18.5 million in donor contributions in fiscal 2022. Then $15.6 million. Then $13.9 million. Then $13.5 million. Donations worsened for three straight years, even though a move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten in 2024 was supposed to fill the Bruins' treasure chest.
Quote:Not all issues were newly created at UCLA, but the noise in Westwood has increased in recent years. Jarmond inherited many of the issues the school faced over the last several decades. The Rose Bowl also keeps essentially all the premium seating, concession and parking revenue under a lease running through 2044. Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company sued UCLA in October 2025, alleging the school was maneuvering to move home games to SoFi Stadium, a breach of the lease between UCLA and the Rose Bowl through 2044. The city claims damages exceeding $1 billion, and a judge rejected UCLA's bid to force arbitration in February.
The parties are now scheduled to appear in court for a case management conference on Wednesday, two days after Jarmond's firing.
Lots more juicy bits in this article.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...-director/
ACC football, baby! (I don't think I will ever get used to this)
Hope I don't jinx the record for tonight's MSoc game against UC Davis, but so far Stanford sports have a perfect record this week:
FB: 1-0
MSoc: 1-0 (UC Davis game pending)
MWP: 2-0
WVB: 2-0
WFH: 2-0
WSoc: 2-0
#2 ran right by the Hawaii DB on his first play and would have scored if Warren saw him. I think he's gonna be fun to watch.
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Freshman
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Sophomore
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Junior
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Senior
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Fifth/Sixth Year
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Quarterback
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Michael Mitchell Jr.
Devin Mignery |
Luke Levitt~
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Dylan Rizk~
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Davis Warren~ (6th)
Charlie Mirer (5th) |
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Running Back
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Micah Ford*
Chris Davis (KR) |
Sedrick Irvin*
Champ Hampton |
Tuna Altahir~ (6th)
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Tight End
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Marcus Monroe
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Zach Giuliano
[Reiman Zebert] |
Benji Blackburn*
Aiden Black |
Chico Holt
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Wide Receiver
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Zion Robinson
Langdon Horace [Daylen Sharper] Jacob Butler Atticus Joseph |
JonAnthony Hall
Liam Thorpe* (PR) |
Marcus Brown
Owen van Loben Sels |
Caden High~
Jordan Onovughe~ Nico Brown~ [Carter Shaw]~ Tyler Kuo |
David Pantelis~ (6th)
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Offensive Tackle
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Josh Williams*
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Kahlil House*
Hayden Gunter |
Charlie Symonds
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Niki Prongos~ (5th)
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Offensive Guard
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Jay Miller
Blaise Thomassie |
Ziron Brown
Kai Greer~ |
Simione Pale
[Nick Fattig]~ |
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Center
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Cash Ballard
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Charlie Hoitink
Carson Caplan |
[Nathan Mejia]~ (6th)
[Aidan Kilstrom]~ (5th) Fisher Anderson (5th)
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Defensive Tackle
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Kole Briehler
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[Jacobi Murray]
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BMO
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Zach Rowell (5th)
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Defensive End
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Max Meier
Daniel Ogiozee |
Adam Shovlin
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Joe Asiain
Connor Bachhuber Benedict Umeh [Brendan Delaney] |
Omar Staples
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Outside Linebacker
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Keysaun Eleazer
[Lucas Shanafelt] Sarrel Howard |
Gabe Kaminski
Mickey Vaccarello Carter Davis |
[Dylan Stephenson]
Drew Cunningham |
Gavin Geweniger
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Tevarua Tafiti (5th)
Ernest Cooper (5th) |
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Inside Linebacker
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Wassie Lugolobi
Chase Cahoon |
Landon McComber
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Sam Mattingly*
Bo Tate Preston Jernegan |
Zach Johnson~
Tre Williams |
Matt Rose (5th)
Jahsiah Galvan~ (5th) |
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Cornerback
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[Jason Hill Jr.]
Xavier Harmon [Jack Duckworth] Dre Pollard |
Lonnie McAllister III*
[Chris Garland] |
Cam Richardson*
Brandon Nicholson* Javion Randall [Breylan Thompson]*~ [Sam Neely III]~ |
[Aaron Morris]
Leroy Bryant~ (NB) |
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Safety
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Lasiah Jackson
[Zaiden McDonald] Caleb Carson |
Omari Gaines
Donte Utu |
Darrius Davis*
Jaylen'Dai Sumlin Charlie Eckhardt |
Jay Green~ (5th)
Scotty Edwards (5th) |
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Kicker
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[London Bironas]
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AJ Seidler
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Emmet Kenney (6th)
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Punter
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Aidan Flintoft* (H)
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Long Snapper
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Hamilton Sharpe
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Peyton Warford~ (5th)
Alejandro Chavez (5th) |
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Scholarships
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26
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16
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25
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19
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17
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Walk-Ons
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0
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1
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6
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1
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1
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Players
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26
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17
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31
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20
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18
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Let's light this candle! Football is back! I'm psyched for the start of the Pritchard Era. The end result may be no different than what we have experienced lately with Stanford football. But it's a clean slate at this point. Nothing to critique or worry about, right?
Stanford vs. Hawaii is not an ACC conference game so Stanford does not have to submit an injury report. When available, they will be posted here.
https://theacc.com/sports/2025/8/28/avai...tball.aspx
Stanford also has not posted an online depth chart. There is a link to it from the Media page, but it is dead as of 3 pm today.
https://gostanford.com/2026-football-media-center
I did find this depth chart at Our Lads which looks reasonable.
https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-de...ford/91901
Let's go, Card!
So with John Arrillaga's passing I guess we will now see sponsor signage.
https://gostanford.com/news/2026/08/28/s...ponsorship
I'll be there, our tailgate group in lot 2 is diminished from last year as we've lost three more ticket holders. We plan to casually tailgate (snacks and drinks as the 4pm kick-off is sub-optimal for a pre-game meal) there before the game, at halftime, and maybe after the game. We'll likely arrive ~2pm.
Anyone else going to the game (or tailgating)?
Do any of us feel ambivalent, "torn," or "guilty" at the fact that we are fans of a sport that now known to be such that at least a quarter of those playing it who go on to play in the NFL and who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE (according to the study cited in the front-page article in yesterday's NYT)? I am trying to decide what this shocking finding should mean for the fact that I still follow Stanford football. Perhaps my fandom should come to a screeching halt. To hold that continuing to follow college and pro football, including its recruiting of young people, violent training, and brutal game practices, is ethically responsible would seem to hinge critically on the consent of young people and their parents being truly informed and voluntary, even though U.S. culture and the money involved give an enormous boost in the direction of giving consent.