A showdown between KJ Costello vs. JT Daniels, two top-ranked quarterbacks, was supposed to draw national attention. Suddenly, after week one, the narrative has changed into the battle of the backups, following injuries to both starters.
Davis Mills will likely start under center for the Cardinal Saturday night and undoubtedly gives Stanford the edge at quarterback. David Shaw has evident confidence in the third-year man, drawing him up 14 of Stanford’s 34 total passing attempts in the opening win. The only mistakes Mills made were a couple of handoff miscues and a few overthrows. Those blunders should be corrected come game day.