Our college football 2019 season preview issue is here, which means we're checking in with all 25 teams from SI's official preseason Top 25 ranking. What do you need to know about each of this year's top contenders, from No. 1 Alabama down to Stanford? We'll be rolling out scouting reports for each team over the next two weeks, all of which will be collected here. First up, it's No. 25 Stanford.
Under nine-year head coach David Shaw, Stanford has relied on a punishing ground game and a relentless, bruising defense, and it's a formula that's served them well.