1 . One of the biggest surprises of this year’s Pac-12 football recruiting cycle has been Stanford’s departure from the selective, deliberate approach from the Harbaugh and Shaw eras. Troy Taylor was a stylistic break from his predecessors in his on-field tactics and is proving to be similarly unique on the recruiting trail. Stanford has offered far more scholarships than they have in the past, take a bigger early group of commitments, and reportedly engaged in NIL usage for high school players like never before. Go Mighty Card takes an in-depth look at the changes to Stanford’s recruiting approach and what it could portend going forward.