Ben Leonard shares his keys to a Stanford victory.
Stanford has had a lot of cupcake openers throughout these past few seasons, including Sac State, UC Davis, and good ‘ole San Jose State. Northwestern isn't one that you can convincingly add to that list, so unfortunately for David Shaw, Stanford will actually have to implement some semblance of a game plan against the Wildcats.
Keys to the Game:
Clayton Thorson vs. Stanford Defense
Offenses live and die by the quarterback, and Stanford's less-experienced secondary will get to face a redshirt freshman quarterback making his college debut.