STANFORD -- Stanford fullback Daniel Marx will miss the rest of the season with a lower leg injury, head coach David Shaw announced Tuesday, a loss that will challenge the Cardinal's powerful run game and Christian McCaffrey's Heisman Trophy bid.
"It's tough," Shaw said. "Daniel has had a phenomenal year. This is a guy who is going to play on Sundays. He's a that good -- a very versatile football player."
Stanford is one of the few remaining teams nationally that regularly uses a fullback, and Marx has often bulldozed with his six-foot-two, 254-pound frame to pave the way for McCaffrey, who leads the Pac-12 with 1,546 rushing yards.