Sep 29, 2015 at 10:13p ET
Sep 29, 2015 at 10:13p ET
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Barry J. Sanders would prefer you drop the Jr. from his name. He likes the emphasis on `Barry J,' which is what his Stanford teammates call him.
Sanders proved elusive last Saturday in a 42-24 road victory at Oregon State, and the 18th-ranked Cardinal (3-1, 2-0 Pac-12) are hoping for a repeat performance this weekend against Arizona.
Sanders needed just seven carries to record a career-high 97 yards and double his career touchdown total by scoring twice.
Sanders, whose father Barry won the 1988 Heisman Trophy Award and went on to a Hall of Fame NFL career with the Detroit Lions, is part of a triple threat out of the Stanford backfield that also includes Christian McCaffrey, whose father Ed also played in the NFL, and Remound Wright, the short-yardage specialist.