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Stanford football 2015: Cardinal looks sharp in home opener over UCF

The Cardinal bounced back after a "bad day at the office" in a sloppy yet dominant victory over UCF.

Believe it or not, with the loss to Northwestern in the opener and a trip to USC on the horizon, this very well could be a must win game for Stanford. Losing to UCF would have Stanford in the unenviable position of facing a 0-3 start.

Shaw has been facing intense criticism all week for his vanilla and poorly executed offense. To his credit he switched things up opening the game with a reverse and throwing the ball more frequently (NOT just on third and long).