Football coach David Shaw spoke with Stanford athletic officials this week to devise a plan for the Cardinal’s game against Notre Dame on Saturday.
Not a game plan; Shaw could handle that just fine by himself. The plan was for the day’s other big game, one that might be more important for Stanford than its own: Washington vs. Washington State.
Stanford and Washington State are vying to play USC in the Pac-12 Conference championship game next week, but only Washington State’s game matters. Stanford’s is nonconference. Both games start at 5 p.