Bear Bachmeier, who five months ago was in the mix to be the Cardinal’s starting QB, will start against Stanford on Saturday night with BYU

Stanford and BYU will kick off at 7:15 p.m. (PT) in Provo, with the game airing on ESPN. Needing to gain a major momentum boost ahead of the start of ACC play, the Cardinal will ensure that they are as prepared as possible to pull off the upset and return to The Farm with their first win of the Frank Reich-Andrew Luck era.

Former NFL head coach Frank Reich is serving as Stanford's interim football coach for the 2025 season. Here's a closer look at how it came to be:

With Harbaugh gone and a Stanford policy that didn’t allow for mid-year enrollees, combined with Hill’s desire to serve a full two years, he turned the Cardinal down and signed with the Cougars and enrolled at BYU the following January.

Coming off of a bye week following a week zero loss to Hawaii, the Stanford Cardinal (0-1, 0-0 ACC) are back in action this week.

Stanford fell 23-20 to the Rainbow Warriors on a last-second field goal as quarterback Ben Gulbranson struggled in his Cardinal debut.

SportsLine expert Mike Tierney has revealed his picks for Hawaii vs. Stanford in the Week 0 matchup on CBS and Paramount+

Stanford and Hawaii will open the college football season on CBS at 7:30 p.m. ET from Honolulu, with Stanford having won all four previous meetings.

Old Timers Stanford has fielded a football team every year since 1892 with few exceptions. Like many programs, Stanford dropped football for rugby from 1906 to 1917 due to concerns about violence. 2.

Stanford football team head coach Frank Reich would speak candidly about the season opening loss to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

For the just the fifth time in the last 30 years, BYU is a double-digit favorite over a Power 4 opponent as they welcome Stanford to Lavell Edwards Stadium on S