09-11-2010, 11:39 PM
Defensively, this team is dangerous. Â Stanford might give up 8-yd runs, but they\'ll take the interceptions and forced fumbles right out of your hands if you\'re not careful.
Mike Thomas had two forced fumbles, the former of which was recovered by Stanford and the latter of which resulted in Kevin Prince being benched--Thomas had collapsed in on Kevin Prince\'s late QB run and ripped the ball from his hands before running untouched into the end zone. Â Prince never saw the field after that. Â Both fumbles were forced by ripping the ball out of the UCLA players\' hands; great plays.
Tom Keiser had a sack and an interception off a tipped pass, both highlight-worthy.
Delano Howell delivered a hit inside the Stanford 10-yd line (perhaps inside the 5-yd line as well?) that jarred the football out of a UCLA receiver\'s hands (would have been a 20+ yd catch for first down I think).
There were other key sacks, interceptions, and passes defended (Sherman had two, one of which was flagged for PI, the other which was highlight-worthy). Â Tackling was pretty good. Â Saw some UCLA runners get stood up on first contact. Â I like this defense right now, and I\'m sure they\'ll only get better.
Stanford played some two-TE sets; Fleener was congratulated by Ertz immediately after his TD. Â Fleener caught the ball and stared at it for a couple of seconds as if the ball had started talking to him...
Mike Thomas had two forced fumbles, the former of which was recovered by Stanford and the latter of which resulted in Kevin Prince being benched--Thomas had collapsed in on Kevin Prince\'s late QB run and ripped the ball from his hands before running untouched into the end zone. Â Prince never saw the field after that. Â Both fumbles were forced by ripping the ball out of the UCLA players\' hands; great plays.
Tom Keiser had a sack and an interception off a tipped pass, both highlight-worthy.
Delano Howell delivered a hit inside the Stanford 10-yd line (perhaps inside the 5-yd line as well?) that jarred the football out of a UCLA receiver\'s hands (would have been a 20+ yd catch for first down I think).
There were other key sacks, interceptions, and passes defended (Sherman had two, one of which was flagged for PI, the other which was highlight-worthy). Â Tackling was pretty good. Â Saw some UCLA runners get stood up on first contact. Â I like this defense right now, and I\'m sure they\'ll only get better.
Stanford played some two-TE sets; Fleener was congratulated by Ertz immediately after his TD. Â Fleener caught the ball and stared at it for a couple of seconds as if the ball had started talking to him...