GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD
Fifth-year senior linebacker Chase Thomas anchors a stingy Stanford defense that ranked third nationally in stopping the run (65.0 rushing yards allowed per game) heading into October.
his comprehension — Nunes and the personnel around him simply have to do a better job executing. Nunes has completed 65 of 125
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passes for 785 yards with six touch- downs and four interceptions. The below-par results aren't entirely his fault, however. Stanford hasn't had a game-breaking receiver in years, and 2012 is no exception. Starters Ty Montgomery, a sopho-
more who has 15 catches for 139 yards, and Drew Terrell, a senior with seven receptions for 85 yards and two touch- downs, are athletic and came to Palo Alto with long lists of accolades, but it hasn't translated to the college level. "Ty Montgomery is a tremendous
athlete and a terrific kick return guy, but he has dropped a lot of passes al- ready — a couple of deep ones against Washington that were excellent,"
