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2023 football off-season preview: State of the offensive roster
While the Cardinal finished 2023 with a 3-9 record for the third year in a row, the program showed some flashes that it could be on the path back to relevancy. These bright spots included the comeback win over Colorado, a strong defensive performance in a win over Washington State in Pullman and a close loss to college football playoff participant Washington at home.
2023 football off-season preview: State of the defensive and special teams roster
In the accompanying piece, we went over the state of the offensive roster and how the Stanford coaching staff will address key concerns at certain position groups. This piece will now look at the defensive side of the roster, along with special teams. We will delve into what the snap distribution will look like for next season and how the coaching staff will address positional weaknesses. It’s important to remind readers that the transfer portal officially opened on Dec.
Titles for women’s rowing and sailing, Zhang turns pro
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Madeline Grabb and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. This weekend saw women’s rowing claim Stanford’s third NCAA title of the academic year, avenging its back-to-back runner-up placings from 2021 and 2022.
Softball reaches Supers, Rose Zhang wins NCAA title, Men's golf reaches NCAA Championships
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Madeline Grabb and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. No. 7 Stanford softball hosted a regional this past weekend, going 3-0 and moved on to the Super Regionals for the second straight year.
This Week in Sports: Women’s water polo repeats as NCAA Champion
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Madeline Grabb and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. No. 1 women’s water polo successfully defended its NCAA crown on Sunday, beating No. 2 USC for the second consecutive year to capture Stanford’s ninth national championship in program history.
Men's and women's tennis advance in NCAA Tournament
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Madeline Grabb and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. No. 7 Stanford women’s tennis advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament this past weekend after defeating Weber State 4-0 and No. 17 Oklahoma State 4-1. Both matches were played at the Taube Family Tennis Center.
Though Seth Davis Is A Nationally Recognized Sportswriter and Analyst, He Says He's By No Means A Finished Product
Seth Davis, a senior writer at The Athletic and a studio analyst for CBS, says he hopes to always be writing, “Like I’ve often said, writers don’t retire. Writers die." (Courtesy of Seth Davis) “[It’s] not often someone has a dream at 13 and is still living it at 51!” — Seth Davis When he was 13 years old, Seth Davis penned a letter to Dave Kindred, then a sports columnist for The Washington Post, asking for advice on becoming a sports journalist.
This Week in Sports: Three teams win conference titles, seven players headed to NFL
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Madeline Grabb and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. No. 8 women’s tennis capped off a season of undefeated conference matchplay by besting No. 28 USC 4-0 to win the Pac-12 Championships for a fifth time.
This Week in Sports: Rose Zhang sets records en route to individual Pac-12 title
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Madeline Grabb and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. No. 2 Stanford women’s golf competed in the three-day Pac-12 Championships this past week, earning a third place finish.
This Week in Sports: A four-peat for men’s gymnastics
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Madeline Grabb and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. By far the biggest storyline for Stanford Athletics this week was No. 1 men’s gymnastics.
Troy Taylor completes first coaching staff
With the Jan. 3 announcement of Paul Williams as the new cornerbacks coach, Stanford head coach Troy Taylor has now officially finalized his coaching staff. FBS programs are allowed 10 on-field assistant coaches to be utilized at the head coach’s discretion. Taylor’s staff is a distinct shift from his predecessor David Shaw’s. Tavita Pritchard ’09 is the lone holdover from the previous regime, but the former Cardinal quarterback has received a demotion. He now just holds the title of Kevin M.
Stanford football inks 19 recruits, Taylor largely holds onto 2023 class
Wednesday marked the start of the Early National Signing Period for college football, and 19 high school seniors signed their national letters of intent to spend their next few years on the Farm with new Stanford head coach Troy Taylor. Of the 19, 15 are scholarship recruits while the other four are preferred walk-ons. 11 come on the offensive side of the ball, with seven defenders and a specialist.
The Troy Taylor era is here: What’s next for Stanford football?
Saturday morning, Stanford announced that Troy Taylor would be its next Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football, following in the footsteps of David Shaw ’95 — the program’s all-time winningest coach who stepped away after consecutive 3-9 seasons. Taylor arrives on the Farm after a successful four-year stint at Sacramento State, where he guided the Hornets program to a 30-8 mark during his tenure. This season, Sacramento State finished 12-1 with a loss to Incarnate Word in the FCS Quarterfinals.
This Week in Sports: Pac-12 champions
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Zach Zafran and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. Three seasons removed from a five-year streak as Pac-12 champions, Stanford women’s soccer has returned to right where they want to be.
This Week in Sports: A week of winning
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Zach Zafran and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. Another week, another win for Stanford football. The Cardinal defeated Arizona State 15-14 on homecoming weekend to bring the team its first Pac-12 victory in over a year.
This Week in Sports: Football, men’s soccer get back on track
Welcome to This Week in Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Zach Zafran and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. The Cardinal football team snapped its 11-game FBS losing skid by beating rival Notre Dame 16-14. The defense played its best game of the season and was a huge factor in the win.
This Week in Sports: Teams finding their rhythm
Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Zach Zafran and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. Stanford football lost Saturday night in heartbreaking fashion. The Cardinal held a 24-10 lead entering the fourth quarter, but a miraculous 56-yard touchdown with just 13 seconds remaining put Oregon State up 28-27, which would hold until the end.
Women’s soccer holds off Washington in Cagan
In front of an at-capacity crowd at Cagan Stadium on Thursday evening, the No. 14 Stanford women’s soccer team (10-2-1, 3-1-0 Pac-12) withstood a late push from the visiting Huskies, defeating Washington (8-2-2, 2-2-0 Pac-12) 2-1. Freshman forward Allie Montoya scored both of Stanford’s goals. Junior forward Samantha Williams and redshirt senior midfielder Sierra Enge also recorded assists.
This Week in Sports
Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Zach Zafran and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. No. 8 women’s volleyball got back to its winning ways this past week, and won its first game in Maples Pavilion. The team sweeped a homestand against the Washington schools, beating both by a score of 3-1.
Letter from the editors: A brand new chapter
Hey everyone! Ells Boone and Zach Zafran here, the co-managing editors of the sports section for Volume 262 of The Stanford Daily. We have been hard at work over the past couple of months getting ready for the volume and trying to cover as many sporting events as we could in the summer months. With the school year now underway and everyone back on campus, we’re excited to be covering things in person again, and also to be welcoming a new group of writers to the section in the next couple of weeks.
This Week in Sports: Undefeated streaks remain alive
Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Zach Zafran and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, No. 3 men’s water polo continues to put on a show.
This Week in Sports: Another top-3 upset
Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Zach Zafran and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. No. 9 women’s volleyball only needed four sets to take down No. 2 Nebraska on the road, giving the Cardinal their second straight top-3 win.
This Week in Sports: Climbing the ladder across the board
Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Zach Zafran and Ells Boone, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. No. 1 women’s golf started the week off in a big way, picking up right where it left off last season.
Stanford men’s soccer stifles competition in NorCal
No. 3 Stanford men’s soccer (4-0-0, 0-0-0 Pac-12) is right where it needs to be with conference play looming and a matchup with No. 7 Creighton (2-1-0, 0-0-0 Big East) on Friday. Thursday afternoon, the Cardinal shutout a fellow Northern California school — UC Davis (0-2-0, 0-0-0 Big West — 3-0 in Cagan Stadium. Sophomore midfielder Shane de Flores, sophomore forward Jackson Kiil and junior midfielder Layton Purchase were the goal scorers for Stanford.
This Week in Sports: Season openers and continued dominance
Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Ells Boone and Zach Zafran, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. Brycen Tremayne and Michael Wilson before the Spring Game at Stanford Stadium on April 9, 2022. The receiving corps came up huge in the team’s season opener, with Wilson hauling in two touchdowns.
Breaking down Stanford football’s 2022 schedule
Your Ultimate Guide to Stanford Football 2022: Part 3 – Schedule Breakdown + State of the Program Welcome to the final installment of our mega-preview of 2022 Stanford Football! In parts one and two, we broke down the Cardinal roster. To close it out, we’ll go over the schedule, make our predictions, discuss recruiting and give our take on the state of the program.
Stanford football’s new look defense ready to show improvement in 2022
Your Ultimate Guide to Stanford Football 2022: Part 2 – Defense Welcome back to our mega-preview of 2022 Stanford Football. We took a look at the offense in part one, so now it’s time to break down the defensive side of the ball (and throw in some special teams at the end). To put it lightly, Stanford’s defense struggled a year ago. Despite some strong performances by the secondary, the Cardinal front seven struggled to put pressure on opposing quarterbacks and also could not stop the run.
Sweet revenge for men’s soccer against SMU
A year ago, a 3-1 opening day loss to SMU in Dallas would set the tone for Stanford men’s soccer’s disappointing fall campaign. This time around, the Cardinal (2-0-0, 0-0-0 Pac-12) exacted their revenge, taking down the Mustangs (1-1-0, 0-0-0 American) by the same scoreline Sunday at Cagan Stadium. Redshirt junior forward Carlo Agostinelli provided the opener, while a pair of freshmen — forward Liam Doyle and midfielder Fletcher Bank — scored their first career goals.
This Week in Sports: Fall sports off to strong starts
Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Ells Boone and Zach Zafran, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. Samantha Williams during a game last year versus University of Arizona on October 24, 2021. Williams has put forth strong individual play during the team’s 2-0 start.
Men’s soccer kicks season off with win over Wildcats
This article is part of The Daily’s series, “Game of the Week,” where The Daily highlights one top performance by a Stanford sports team as chosen by our editors. Ahead of Thursday’s season opener, head coach Jeremy Gunn knew he was going to need new blood to perform for the team to replace some of the attacking firepower lost from a season ago — and perform they did.
Stanford men’s soccer eager to return to winning ways
Stanford men’s soccer enters the 2022 season in unfamiliar territory. The Cardinal are coming off of a 6-6-6 (2-4-4 Pac-12) 2021 year in which the team narrowly missed out on postseason play. It was only the second time in head coach Jeremy Gunn’s tenure that his team did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
This Week in Sports: August 22, 2022
Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Ells Boone and Zach Zafran, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. The men’s soccer team kicked off the Fall season on the Farm with two exhibition matches this past week. Last Wednesday, they took down Sonoma State 3-1.
USC and UCLA are leaving the Pac-12: The Stanford Daily staff reacts
Thursday morning, Jon Wilner reported that Pac-12 founding members UCLA and USC were planning to leave the conference for the Big Ten in 2024. Hours later, the two schools were notified their application to join the conference had been accepted. The two Los Angeles-based schools are set to compete in the Big Ten in all sports except beach volleyball.
Men’s and women’s tennis reach Sweet 16
It was a successful weekend on the national stage for Stanford’s two tennis programs, as both the men’s (19-5, 6-2 Pac-12) and the women’s (19-5, 7-2 Pac-12) teams advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. On the men’s side, the Cardinal traveled to Cambridge, Mass. to participate in the Harvard Regional. They took down No. 35 Mississippi State (14-13, 4-8 SEC) in the first round 4-0.
Women’s tennis sets sights on NCAAs after winning Pac-12 Tournament
One week after its upset run in the Pac-12 Tournament, No. 15 Stanford women’s tennis (17-5, 7-2 Pac-12) confirmed its spot in the NCAA Tournament at Monday night’s Selection Show. The Cardinal will host a mini first-and-second-round regional, marking the 22nd time in program history that the Taube Family Tennis Center has played host to NCAA women’s tournament action. Stanford will face Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) (15-6, 5-2 OVC) in the first round.
Cardinal tennis comes out victorious in trio of matches
No. 9 Stanford men’s tennis (9-2, 0-0 Pac-12) and Stanford women’s tennis (6-1, 0-0 Pac-12) played a trio of matches this weekend at the Taube Family Tennis Center. The men’s team topped Saint Mary’s (0-6, 0-0 Pac-12) 6-1, while the women upset No. 5 Texas (8-3, 0-0 Big 12) 5-2 and beat UNLV (6-1, 0-0 Mountain West) 7-0. Coming into the week as the No. 64 team in the country, the Cardinal women will surely catapult up the rankings in the next edition after their victory over the Longhorns.
Mixed results for men’s tennis at ITA Indoor Championships
No. 8 Stanford men’s tennis (8-2, 0-0 Pac-12) traveled to Seattle, WA this past weekend to take part in the ITA National Indoors Championships. The Cardinal ended up going 1-2 in the event after dropping out of the main draw in the first round. The team had qualified for this tournament after winning the Orlando ITA Regional at the end of January.
Men’s tennis sweeps Tulane and UCF, earns bid to Indoors Championship Original
The No. 14 Stanford men’s tennis team traveled across the country to Orlando to take part in the Orlando Men’s Regional of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Cardinal left the Sunshine state with two wins and a berth in the ITA National Team Indoors Championship, which will be played in mid-February. First up for Stanford was a matchup against Tulane.
San Jose Earthquakes draft Ousseni Bouda with eighth pick
On Tuesday, Stanford men’s soccer junior forward Ousseni Bouda officially joined the professional ranks when he was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes as the eighth pick of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Bouda departs Stanford after a decorated, albeit shortened, three-year career on the Farm. In his freshman season, the Burkina Faso native started every match and scored five goals along with five assists.
Stanford football column: What we learned in 2021
What started as an up-and-down year for Stanford football quickly turned into a poor season. Issues on defense along with the lack of a run game played large roles in the sharp decline and the seven-game losing streak that followed the Cardinal’s (3-9, 2-7 Pac-12) win over then-No. 3 Oregon on Oct. 2. In this article, we take a look at the positives (yes, there were positives) and the negatives that emerged for the Cardinal this season as the team looks to rebound in the off-season for 2022.
David Shaw signs Pac-12’s No.1 recruiting class
Since its debut in 2017, the Dec. 15 early national signing day has served as a source of either optimism or pessimism for college football fans everywhere, especially as it comes just a few short weeks after the close of the regular season. This year, Cardinal fans have good reason to be excited for the future. Head coach David Shaw ‘95 announced his 2022 recruiting class on Wednesday, which is currently rated No. 15 overall by 247sports.com and No. 1 in the Pac-12.
Football roundtable: Our Axe
Photo: BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com The 124th Big Game is upon us. Despite the fact that the Cardinal (3-7, 2-6 Pac-12) have lost their last five, there’s still a sense that a win versus UC Berkeley (3-6, 2-4 Pac-12) can somewhat mellow the sour note on which the season has descended. For better or worse, the Golden Bears will enter the game on a bye-week of sorts after being forced to postpone last week’s game due to 44 positive COVID-19 cases within the California program.
Fery, Rotsaert fall in finals at ITA Fall National Championships
Stanford men’s tennis enjoyed a successful weekend at the ITA Fall National Championships down in San Diego. Sophomore Arthur Fery, senior Alexandre Rotsaert, freshman Max Basing and fifth year Timothy Sah represented the Cardinal at the competition. Fery, a London native and the lone Stanford entry in the singles bracket, won four matches before losing in the final 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to No. 3 ranked August Holmgren of the University of San Diego.
Men’s soccer earns hard-fought draw against No. 4 Washington
Stanford men’s soccer (5-6-5, 2-4-3 Pac-12) traveled up to the Pacific Northwest this weekend and left with a draw against one of the top teams in the nation. The Cardinal tied No. 4 Washington (12-1-1, 4-1-1 Pac-12) 0-0 after neither side was able to score in regulation or the two overtime periods. Stanford’s defense and its goalkeeper — redshirt junior Matt Frank — were a large reason the team was able to come away without a loss.
Bouda, men’s soccer dominate Cal in Big Clásico
Coming off a tough double overtime loss to Saint Mary’s, Stanford men’s soccer (4-4-1, 1-2-0 Pac-12) got the pick-me-up it needed, thoroughly thrashing Bay Area rival Cal (2-6-1, 0-3-0 Pac-12) 5-0 in this season’s first Big Clásico. Junior forward Ousseni Bouda was a force for the Cardinal, finishing the match with two goals and two assists. Senior midfielder Will Richmond had two goals of his own, while redshirt sophomore midfielder Mark Fisher scored the opener.
Football Roundtable: No. 3 Oregon descends upon Stanford Stadium
The Pac-12 is the Ducks’ to lose. Because of that, No. 3 Oregon’s sights are probably set on opponents more challenging than Stanford. The Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) are on a four-game win streak — which includes a statement victory over perennial powerhouse and then No. 3 Ohio State — but the Cardinal (2-2, 1-1 Pac-12) has a history of disrupting. Remember Stanford’s 2018 overtime win? Can the Cardinal pull off another upset?
Heartbreaker at Cagan: Men’s soccer falls in overtime
Monday night, Stanford men’s soccer (3-4-1, 0-2-0 Pac-12) controlled most of the possession and had more attacking chances than their opponent, yet the team was not able to turn any of those opportunities into goals, ultimately losing in overtime to Saint Mary’s (7-3-0, 0-0-0 WCC) 1-0. Senior midfielder Philippe Van Der Lof scored the winner for the Gaels in the 106th minute. The Cardinal’s starting lineup was left unchanged from its previous match, a 2-0 victory over UC Irvine on Sept. 23.
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