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2013 TSHQ CFB Preseason Top 25: #4 Stanford Cardinal
As another off season of College Football material kicks off, this year marks the third year I’ll throw my hat in the ring and look at a number of topics and categories. In the process I’ll look to do everything from predicting next year’s 25 best teams, identify the games of the year, narrow down the Heisman field, identify those replacing 2012′s stars and ultimately make...
Stanford Takes Series from ASU
The Stanford Cardinal (26-16) were in Tempe to face off against the Arizona State Sun Devils (30-14-1). The weekend was nothing short of action-packed. Stanford took two of three from ASU and left Packard Stadium with the series win.
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Highlight Wednesday: Stanford QB Josh Nunes
Stanford QB Josh Nunes never got any Highlight Monday love, mostly because he got hurt every 4 days and eventually lost his job to Kevin Hogan, but now that he's "retiring" after a career-ending weightlifting injury we felt like we had to give him some very gentle daps. Here's Nunes leading the Cardinal over USC last year in what everybody thought was an upset:...
Stanford Football: Cardinal QB Josh Nunes retiring following injury
Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes has decided to do what no athlete ever wants to do before he’s ready—hang up the cleats.
According to The Associated Press, Nunes has no other option after completely tearing his right chest muscle in February. He is set to medically retire.
"The injury shouldn't have happened, and we're not sure why it happened," said Josh’s...
Stanford QB Josh Nunes forced to 'retire' after he completely ruptured his chest doing bench presses
This is why no one should be doing flat bench presses. Stanford QB Josh Nunes' college career is over after ripping his pectoralis major tendon completely off the bone.
The AP’s Antonio Gonzalez...
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Freak Accident Ends Football Career For Stanford QB
Josh Nunes had a tough task ahead of him when he stepped in behind center for the Stanford Cardinal--that Andrew Luck guy left a pretty lasting impression. Little did he know that it would all come to an end for him not because he got laid out by a blitzing linebacker or pancaked by two defensive linemen.
He suffered a career ending injury just lifting weights.
Nunes...
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QB retires after weightlifting injury
Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes was forced to retire from football after suffering a freak injury while doing some weightlifting.
Stanford QB Josh Nunes medically retires
Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes is retiring from football after he injured his throwing arm in February and missed spring practice.
Stanford also announced Monday that fullback Geoff Meinken was not going to return for a fifth year of eligibility because a knee injury.
Nunes started nine games last season before being replaced by Kevin Hogan. He completed 52.8 percent of his passes...
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Cardinals Select Stanford RB Stefan Taylor (Rd.5, No.140)
With the 140th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Cardinals select Stanford RB Stefan Taylor. The Cardinals running back proved this season that he was capable of maintaining his level of play even without Andrew Luck at QB. While he isn't exceptional in any one facet of the game, he is technically sound, and well rounded. Taylor is possibly the safest back in this class...
Falcons Select Tight End Levine Toilolo at Pick 133
How do the Falcons manage selecting players at this pace? Just a few minutes after taking a new defensive end, Dimitroff picked up gigantic tight end Levine Toilolo out of Stanford. Outside of Keith Zinger in the 7th round back in 2008, Dimitroff has never drafted a tight end. I just checked and Toilolo is the tallest tight end in the draft at just over 6'8" while...
On Day Two, Eagles Select Zach Ertz And Bennie Logan
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The NFL Draft continued on Friday evening, with the second and third rounds taking place. The Eagles owned the third overall pick in the second round, and the fifth pick of the third.
With their second-round pick, the Eagles selected tight end Zach Ertz from Stanford. Ertz was considered a first-round...
Report: Michigan to face Stanford at Barclays Center
CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein is reporting that Michigan is headed back to New York City in 2013-14 to play Stanford at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Stanford went 19-15 last season, losing to Alabama in the NIT, and finished 9-9 in Pac 12 play. Stanford returns the majority of its firepower from last season including Dwight Powell, Chasson Randle, Josh Huestis, Aaron Bright...
Hogan's new WRs emerge in Stanford's spring game
Kevin Hogan had plenty of reasons to smile despite a sloppy start in Stanford's spring game that ended with his first loss - albeit unofficial - as the starting quarterback.
At least two of them, in fact: Ty Montgomery and Michael Rector.
After losing his top tight ends and wide receivers, Hogan's new targets showed off a vertical passing game that has been sorely lacking...
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April 13, 2013
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Hogan Commits a Cardinal Sin
For any kid who grew up a sports fan, obtaining your favorite player’s autograph was always a lifetime dream.* For little Ray, who is a Stanford Cardinal fan by blood, his hero is Cardinal QB Kevin Hogan. This idolization was cemented after Hogan led Stanford to a triumphant victory over Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl. Ray was filled with so much admiration that he wanted to...
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UConn women end Stanford's streak
UConn's women's basketball team returned the favor on Stanford by ending their 82-game home winning streak. Stanford had ended UConn's winning streak.
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