Stanford Cardinal running back Bryce Love will not play in the Hyundai Sun Bowl against Pittsburgh, he announced Monday.
The decision was not unexpected after an injury-plagued senior year that began with Love as the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy.
After rushing for 2,118 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2017, Love was held to just 739 yards this season. He averaged at least 7 yards per carry in his first three seasons for before it dropped to 4.5 this year, the result of a nagging ankle injury and uncharacteristically poor line play from the Cardinal.