GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD
just two."
With the running game in flux, the
offense relies more on Hogan, who has
now started parts of each of his three
seasons in Palo Alto, Calif.
"It puts pressure on Hogan in that
they're not fully jelled on the offensive
line," Fitzgerald said. "It puts pressure
on him and he's a pretty good guy
for that because he's a good runner, a
good scrambler. He's pretty fast of foot
and secondly he's experienced and has
really learned how to do check‑downs
and has called a lot more audibles this
year than ever before.
"He's getting a lot better at the in‑
termediate passes. He's a pretty good
guy to have when you've got an inex‑
perienced offensive line."
Hogan completed 73.0 percent of
his throws (54 of 74) through the
first three games while tossing seven
touchdown passes and just one inter‑
ception.
"There's always polishing up that he
could do," Fitzgerald said. "He's very
accurate and has a terrific percentage
in his career. He's had very good ac‑
curacy and is pretty good at knowing
when to scramble and when to [chuck]
it out of bounds. He's just getting bet‑
ter and better. By the end of this year, I
think he's going to be a top‑tier quar‑
terback."
Considering the added reliance on
the passing game, it helps that Ho‑
gan has senior wide receiver Ty Mont‑
gomery as an option. He scored two
receiving touchdowns and added a
rushing score and a punt return for a
Through three games, senior wide receiver Ty Montgomery was averaging 156.0 all-purpose yards per con-
test and had scored four touchdowns (two receiving, one rushing and one punt return).
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