The Stanford-Utah game wasn’t pretty—and it saw the Stanford Cardinal lose two critical defensive starters for the homecoming game against Oregon—but the game against Utah did end in a win. Here’s how we got there:
To begin a trend, the first half started off rough, as both teams combined for 70 yards in penalties.
1st Quarter
Stanford’s opening drive started off promising on the third play of the game as Keller Chryst connected with Kaden Smith for a 54-yard gain to put Stanford in the red zone. The very next play, Bryce Love appeared to take it in for a touchdown, but had it pulled back on an illegal motion penalty called against FB Daniel Marx.