Valor Christian grad Christian McCaffrey, a super sophomore for Stanford, takes a handoff in last week’s squeaker at Washington State (William Mancebo/Getty Images)
Boulder — Stanford got off to a rough start this year, failing to score a touchdown in a 16-6 loss at Northwestern in the season opener.
But since then, Stanford is undefeated and is ranked ninth. The Cardinal (7-1, 6-0) could find itself in the thick of College Football Playoff scenarios over the final month of the regular season. The first CFP ranking will be released Tuesday.
Stanford has impressive wins at USC (41-31) and over UCLA (56-35), and its final road trip of the regular season comes this week when the Cardinal comes to Boulder. Needless to say, Stanford will be heavily favored.
After this week, Stanford has home games vs. Oregon, Cal and Notre Dame. If Stanford runs the table, it it could be sitting pretty when the four playoff teams are announced.
Stanford did survive a scare last week, escaping with a 30-28 win at Washington State. Stanford got the winning points on a field goal with 1:54 left, and Washington State missed a 43-yard field goal on the last play of the game.
