Stanford Cardinal NCAA Football News

After the last four weeks, and especially after last week's blowout of USC, I thought we were invincible.

Stanford made one thing clear with its upset victory over Pac-10 leader Oregon: There will be a full-fledged scramble for the conference title over a chaotic final four weeks.

Over the past decade, Oklahoma has rarely been out of the AP Top 25 and Stanford has rarely been in.

Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the tenth week of college football action, and AT&T* is relying on fans to determine who rules the gridiron.

Series History: Stanford leads 43-28-1. Oregon won 35-28 last year. The story lines: The Pac-10's best rushing offenses have different styles with similar results.

Stanford football's defense has taken a huge hit. Leading tackler Clinton Snyder has injured his knee and is out for the season.

Redshirt freshman QB Andrew Luck has thrown nine TD passes and just three interceptions.

Oregon freshman running back LaMichael James has been named the Pac-10's offensive player of the week after he had 24 carries for 183 yards and a touchdown in Oregon's 47-20 victory over USC on Halloween.

The Oregon Ducks have ascended all the way up to the seventh spot in the latest national poll, and they will put that lofty ranking on the line, when they take on the Stanford Cardinal this weekend in Pac-10 action.

Back at the start of the season, some wondered where the Pac-10's quarterbacks had gone.

As one of his best friends, Oregon tight end Ed Dickson can't wait to welcome back LeGarrette Blount into the Ducks' offense.

Stanford is back on the brink, which hasn't been a warm and welcoming place over the years.

Police charged a 21-year-old man with murder Tuesday in the stabbing death of a University of Connecticut football player outside a school-sanctioned dance, where the suspect's lawyer says he was just trying to break up a fight.

He got off the phone and told his coach, Jeff Hulme, what had happened. "Notre Dame - that's pretty big stuff," Hulme told him.

Palo Alto Online Staff Stanford placekicker Nate Whitaker's kickoffs were landing a few yards shorter than usual in Saturday's victory over Arizona State.

The ordeal for Stanford left tackle Allen Smith continues. Smith went down again last weekend against Arizona State, his second game back as a starter after being sidelined for two years because of left-knee operations.

Owusu sparks Stanford to rout of San Jose St. WERE YOU THERE? Did you attend this game? If so, start chronicling your sports memories today with ESPN's Sports Passport.

Stanford football is eight games into the season as the head into their " improvement week ." Toby Gerhart continues to be one of the top running backs in the NCAA.

Stanford football Head Coach Jim Harbaugh had his regular meeting with the media on Tuesday afternoon.

Pac-10 officiating has been something that football fans have questioned for years.