The Stanford Cardinal are in a good position in the BCS rankings despite suffering a loss to Utah and after taking down UCLA last week, the team travels to Reser Stadium for a game against the Oregon State Beavers and it is a huge Pac-12 conference matchup airing on TV on ESPN at 10:30 pm and the game will be streaming live on Watch ESPN.
Stanford is ranked sixth in the nation while Oregon State is number 25 and this is one of the main top 25 matchups in college football and could have some big conference implications. Oregon State is undefeated in the conference and tied with Oregon and next week Stanford has a huge and anticipated matchup against the Ducks, who have been one of the best offensive teams in the nation this season and are averaging over 600 yards per game and scoring nearly 60 points per contest. The Beavers come into the game with a 6-1 record and they are 4-0 in the conference, while Stanford is 6-1 this season and they are 4-1 in the conference and with the Ducks coming up next, they can't afford to drop another conference matchup.
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Kevin Hogan is leading the Stanford offense with 13 touchdowns this season and over 1,400 passing yards and Tyler Gaffney has been great on the ground, rushing for nine touchdowns and 740 yards rushing. Ty Montgomery is leading the team in receiving with five touchdowns and 564 yards and the team is looking to get back on a winning streak after losing to Utah two weeks ago and after defeating the Bruins, they will take on Oregon State and Oregon in consecutive games in matchups that could decide their season. Oregon is leading the Pac-12 North over the Cardinal along with Oregon State and this will be a huge game in deciding the division this season.
Stanford is ahead of Washington State at 4-1 and the Cougars are 2-3, while Washington is 1-3 and California is last with an 0-4 record. Arizona State is first in the South division with a 3-1 record and the Bruins came into the weekend right behind at 2-1 and they are ahead of the Trojans, Utah and Colorado, who is winless in the conference. The team comes into the matchup with a top 25 offense and the team is gaining over 190 yards per game on the ground and while the defense is allowing over 20 points per game, the offense has been consistent with over 30 points per game and while they haven't done that since the Washington win, Saturday night could be more explosive for both teams.
The team has a very tough stretch coming up, as Stanford will play against Oregon State and then against the Ducks the following week after a break on Thursday and that will be a huge matchup for the Pac-12 and after that the team plays on the road against the USC Trojans. After that the team plays Cal and then they have the anticipated game against Notre Dame. Oregon State will play against USC after Stanford and the team comes into the game with the best passing offense in the nation, with Sean Mannion putting up amazing numbers of nearly 3,000 yards passing with 29 touchdowns. The offense is ranked ninth in the nation with over 40 points scored per game on average and that will be tough to stop for the Cardinal on Saturday night.
