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There was 2:05 left in the game. Stanford trailed UCLA 13-9 after Bruins kicker JJ Molson nailed a 35-yard field goal with 6:32 left on the clock. UCLA fans thought their team was safe — Stanford struggled to put together successful drives all night and the Bruins had figured out a way to successfully stymie star running back Christian McCaffrey, who had only rushed for 134 … [Read more...] about The Stanford Cardinal Continue To Be Advocates Of The End Zone Fade

The line for Saturday’s Stanford game against Rice finally settled at 35.5. The final score didn’t quite belie the confidence the Vegas odds makers had in the Cardinal on this particularly rainy weekend. But Stanford capped off a solid season in oddly the most fitting way possible: defeating a 3-8 Rice team 41-17 and finishing the season 9-3. “I’m a realist, we get what we … [Read more...] about Stanford’s Win Over Rice Caps Hard Earned 9-3 Season

2016 has been a hell of year, both in the sports world and beyond. From heated presidential debates to noted celebrity deaths, many have tired of this year’s nonsense. We as a culture have never been so ready to usher in the next 12 months. In the college football world, however, the more things changed this year, the more they ultimately stayed the same. A quick look back at … [Read more...] about College Football Rankings Year In Review: Where Are They Now?

With all the anger, hate and division going on in our country right now, we at The Sports Fan Journal decided to dedicate this week’s college football statistical leaderboard to our favorite four-letter word: love. Let’s focus on bringing people together over discussions about digits. In this week’s column, our affection will be bestowed on those who bear the name Love, those … [Read more...] about Our ‘Love Is All You Need’ Week 4 College Football Statistical Leaderboard

How much does one guy matter? In college football, one player can sometimes be the difference between Rose Bowl domination and semifinal playoff elimination—the difference between zero points in 60 minutes of play or four points with one second left to win the game. Every year brings with it new possibilities of gridiron heroes, both likely and unlikely. When a program loses a … [Read more...] about College Football’s Next Men Up for 2017

Just two weeks ago we were all enjoying the College Football National Championship, which served as the ripe fruits of a season filled with hard labor. It was the year that gave us the journey of the Turnover Chain, the annual faux Pac-12 front-runner, the Mayfield Mayhem, etc… But when it was all Saban and done, it turned out the Tide didn’t have to roll too far for its second … [Read more...] about Looking Back At The College Football Season Through The Final Rankings

This week’s statistics column is dedicated to the one thing everyone needs to play the game: the ball. I’m talking about guys who have it the most, the guys who protect it the best, the guys who steal it and the guys who put it in the end zone. Week 5 of college football brought forth some exciting developments, like Washington State’s upset of the mighty Trojans, causing USC … [Read more...] about Saquon Barkley And Bryce Love Fight For Supremacy Of Our Week 5 College Football Stats Leaderboard

“The Play.” The 1982 Big Game. Winston Churchill once said that history is written by the victors. And while this is true when it comes to a game story, there are some aspects of a win that can’t be found in a box score – the feeling of bodies colliding together in jubilation, the sight of a head hung in dismay or the sound of a goal post being torn from the ground. In sports, … [Read more...] about Big Game Memories: A Look Back at Stanford vs. Cal Through the Years

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images. It’s almost that time of year again folks – get ready to sharpen your No. 2 pencils and break out those calculators to tabulate each week’s statistical gridiron anomalies. Before we embark on another season of bringing you the best numerical performances from each week, lets take a look at the top statistical returners from last year. … [Read more...] about College Football’s Top Stat Monsters Returning In 2018