Before Stanford began spring practice, it would have been easy for coach David Shaw to name a most valuable player.
Walk-on quarterback Jack Richardson, a redshirt sophomore, would have received the honor by default.
“If he couldn’t go,” Shaw said, “I’m not sure how we could practice.”
How's that for value?
With starter K.J. Costello and freshman Davis Mills sidelined this spring due to injury, Richardson is the only healthy quarterback on the roster, creating both an unusual situation for the team and a unique opportunity for the lifelong Stanford fan to gain reps that would have otherwise been hard to come by.