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Stanford's leading tackler out for season

Snyder sustained a knee injury in practice Tuesday night, and tests later showed a torn lateral cruciate ligament and a hyperextension of his left knee. His injury comes at an inopportune time for the Cardinals, who play the No. 7 Ducks today at 12:30 ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: 2 Pac,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  University of California, Los Angeles,  LeGarrette Blount

Stanford vs. Oregon matchup

Story line: The Cardinal face the hottest attack in America, a team whose average margin of victory in conference games is 30 points. Junior QB Jeremiah Masoli has established himself as one of the best players in the nation, directing a spread-option ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: LeGarrette Blount

Cardinal's perfect season on the line

The regular season ends for both teams with Sunday's 1 p.m. game at Stanford. The Cardinal, the top-ranked team in the country, can complete the first perfect regular season in Pac-10 history. Stanford (19-0 overall, 8-0 Pac-10) has clinched at least a ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pac-10,  University of California, Los Angeles,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  ESPN,  FIFA

Stanford leading tackler out for season

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From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Nov 2009

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Prelude to roses: three plays away

It was the second year for rifle-armed quarterback Jim Plunkett, who would win the Heisman Trophy in 1970, when Stanford beat Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. The 1971 team, without Plunkett, would return to Pasadena and beat Michigan. "The 1969 team may ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Jim Plunkett,  Tyrone Willingham,  Bob Moore,  Pro Bowl

Running Ducks take flight under odd bird

The Wildcats didn't have a fullback one year, so he conjured up his version of the spread offense. That decision and the precision that Kelly attaches to his coaching landed him in the Pac-10 catbird's seat. Hired as offensive coordinator by Oregon ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pac-10,  Mike Bellotti,  Dennis Dixon,  Bowl Championship Series,  LeGarrette Blount

Oregon, USC are tough tests

"They're a good offense, and they exposed USC a little bit," the Stanford tailback said. Gerhart and the Cardinal (5-3, 4-2 Pac-10) were rapt viewers because they face the Ducks (7-1, 5-0) Saturday at 12:30 p.m., followed by a road game against the ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pac-10,  Jim Harbaugh,  Michael Thomas,  LeGarrette Blount,  Chip Kelly

Defense was a hit

Aside from Frank Gore's 64-yard touchdown run, the ground game that is the fundamental part of the 49ers' approach was thoroughly thwarted. Excluding that play, the 49ers gained 2.9 yards per rush in Indianapolis. During a two-minute drill at the end ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Frank Gore,  Alex Smith,  Vernon Davis,  Mike Singletary,  Jimmy Raye

Injured Staley out 6 weeks

The 49ers announced that their top offensive lineman will be out six weeks as a result of a sprained right knee he sustained in Sunday's 18-14 loss at Indianapolis when a pile of players rolled over his leg on the first offensive play. He wasn't the ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nate Clements,  Tarell Brown,  Barry Sims,  Pro Bowl,  Dwight Freeney

'Friday Night' hero finds a place on the Farm

He got off the phone and told his coach, Jeff Hulme, what had happened. "Notre Dame - that's pretty big stuff," Hulme told him. "I still like Stanford," Taylor said. Despite 29 scholarship offers from other schools and despite ample pressure from ...

From TOM FITZGERALD, San Francisco Chronicle,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Jim Harbaugh,  NFL,  Gary Patterson

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