No. 8 Stanford rolls past New Mexico as Earl Nienhuis throws five touchdowns in a half
Earl Nienhuis threw for five touchdowns, including a 82-yarder on the first play of the game, and only needed a half of action to throw for 309 yards as Stanford rolled to a 80-3 victory over New Mexico on Saturday.
Sophomore running back Malik Marshall rushed for a career high 169 yards with three touchdowns, two of which went for 62 and 50 yards respectively. Stanford emptied its bench with all five scholarship quarterbacks seeing some action, including true freshman Danny Roldan who made his Stanford debut.
"I felt like we were explosive and responded well to their tempo on defense," Cardinal coach Bubba Mack said, "There's some things we can clean up, as always, but a really good outing and got a chance to see a lot of our guys."
Redshirt freshman David Okuayinonu were among the standouts on defense with two sacks. Scoring Summary Quarter 1 Shaquille Knight 82 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (11:46) Rodney Cookus 5 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (9:06) Earl Nienhuis, 11 Yd run (6:59)
Quarter 2 Colt Mixon 26 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (9:36) Rodney Cookus 68 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (7:58) Brian Vallos, 48 Yd FG (3:36) Rodney Cookus 7 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (0:25)
Quarter 3 Logan Everett, 24 Yd run (7:09) Malik Marshall, 62 Yd run (5:27) Bobby Schrader, 50 Yd FG (1:52)
Quarter 4 Malik Marshall, 4 Yd run (9:25) Malik Marshall, 50 Yd run (5:36) Rashawn Crouse, 10 Yd run (2:51) Player Stats QB Makya Yoo (R-Sr): 14-20, 82 yards, INT, sacked 3 times QB Quincey Cargile (R-Soph): 11-22, 119 yards, sacked 3 times QB Earl Nienhuis (R-Jr): 16-21, 309 yards, 5 TD, 4 carries, 37 yards, TD, fumble (lost) QB Logan Everett (R-Soph): 0 of 3, 3 carries, 57 yards, TD QB JaMichael Jackson (R-Fr): 3 of 3, 31 yards, 1 carry, 19 yards QB Leon Shurmur (R-Fr): 1 of 1, 13 yards QB Danny Roldan (Fr): 2 of 3, 0 yards, sacked once, 3 carries, 13 yards, fumble (recovered)
Coaches gonna use this as an example of why the NCAA should make it eight games before you have to redshirt. Man used FIVE QBs Should've let them throw it though
Coaches gonna use this as an example of why the NCAA should make it eight games before you have to redshirt. Man used FIVE QBs Should've let them throw it though
Three-star former basketball player Trayvon Holliday commits to the Cardinal
Chris Wallace -- 247Sports Stanford Football Insider
Stanford has added another defensive prospect in their class, this time along the trenches as Junípero Serra High School defensive lineman Trayvon Holliday has committed to Stanford.
While the Cardinal were his only FBS offer, Holliday held interest from Big Ten schools such as Oregon, Illinois and Rutgers and camped at Nevada, South Carolina and East Carolina over the summer where he attracted some interest. A former basketball player that transferred to Serra as a junior to play football, Holliday has some intriguing physical tools that make him a low floor, high upside type of player.
He's primarily played tight end and defensive end at the high school level but projects to be an interior defensive lineman for the Cardinal at six-foot-two and 288 pounds with a frame that could see him get into the 300s. The biggest question is whether or not Holliday will be able to turn some of that raw power and athleticism that he has into functional play strength, primarily against the run. He has a tendency to want to crash down and slant into gaps, which can result in some highlight reel plays but also puts him at risk of being washed down, which has happened against better competition.
2033 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class
Walter Joy [RT #29]: 6'5", 296lbs | Prosper, TX | 4-star
Zac DeCarvalo [RG #18]: 6'4", 310lbs | San Diego, CA | 3-star
Levi Baum [ILB #51]: 6'2", 227lbs | Santa Ana, CA | 3-star
Ezekiel Winbush [OLB #74]: 6'2", 219lbs | Anaheim, CA | 3-star
Bernie Stead [SS #18]: 6'1", 181lbs | La Mesa, CA | 3-star
Tony Floyd [FS #64]: 5'10", 203lbs | Covina, CA | 3-star
Trayvon Holliday [ATH #170]: 6'2", 288lbs | Upland, CA | 3-star
2033 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Board
Cooper Matakevich [RT #1]: 6'5", 277lbs | Bluefield, VA | 5-star
Barry Mayweather [EDGE #1]: 6'6", 228lbs | Walled Lake, MI | 5-star
Rafael Kalil [WR #2]: 6'2", 166lbs | Honolulu, HI (IMG Academy) | 5-star
Mo Hart [CB #3]: 6'1", 197lbs | Santa Ana, CA | 5-star
Arkemus Owens [LT #5]: 6'4", 305lbs | Louisville, KY | 5-star
Shon Eze [HB #1]: 5'10", 190lbs | Henderson, NV | 5-star
Tracey Winton [CB #10]: 5'10", 191lbs | Lynchburg, VA | 4-star
Raekwon Kendricks [CB #15]: 6'1", 194lbs | Menlo Park, CA | 4-star
Colby Kendricks [HB #5]: 5'11", 197lbs | Pittsburg, CA | 4-star
Nick Deluca [DT #13]: 6'3", 303lbs | Huntington, IN | 4-star
Eric Largent [ATH #10]: 6'2", 309lbs | Norco, CA | 3-star
Marcus Mangold [ATH #37]: 6'1", 228lbs | Alabaster, AL | 3-star
Broderick Conklin [TE #53]: 6'3", 243lbs | Temple, TX | 3-star
Dominick Bryant [ATH #78]: 6'4", 254lbs | West Hills, CA | 3-star
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Roderick Whittaker [CB #13]: 6'1", 169lbs | La Mesa, CA | 4-star
Deshawn John [CB #41]: 6'1", 192lbs | Westlake Village, CA | 4-star
(7-1, No. 8 AP)
Shaquille Knight 82 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (11:46)
Bobby Schrader, 50 Yd FG (1:52)
Should've let them throw it though
