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The No. 14 ranked Washington State Cougars (6-1), led by quarterback Gardner Minshew, meet the No. 24 ranked Stanford Cardinal (5-2), led by quarterback K.J. Costello, in an NCAA Pac-12 Week 9 college football game on Saturday, October 27, 2018 (10/27/18) at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
College football picks: Week 9
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Here is the AP recap of the game:
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Gardner Minshew completed his first 19 passes of the second half and drove No. 14 Washington State to a 42-yard field goal by Blake Mazza with 19 seconds remaining to put the Cougars in sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 North.
Minshew completed 40 of 50 passes for 438 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cougars (7-1, 4-1 Pac-12) to their third straight win over the Cardinal (5-3, 3-2). This victory follows last week’s over then-No. 12 Oregon, giving Washington State back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 2002.
Minshew engineered the winning drive in the final 1:25 with the big play coming on a 35-yard pass to Jamire Calvin on third-and-2 from the 33. Minshew completed one more pass to move the ball to the 25 and after two incomplete passes, Mazza made his kick to win it.
Here’s what you need to know:
Who: Washington State vs. Stanford
What: College football, Week 9
When: Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018
Where: Stanford Stadium
Time: 7 p.m. Eastern
TV: Pac-12 Network
Livestream: Pac-12 Live
Line: Stanford -3
Series record: Stanford leads 40-27-1.
Week 9 picks and predictions
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
This game matches up two of the three teams in the Pac-12 North with one conference loss. The winner will be in position to challenge Washington for a spot in the conference title game, while the loser will be in a big hole.
KEY MATCHUP
Bryce Love vs Washington State D. Love has been much less prolific this season after finishing second in the Heisman voting a year ago as a sore ankle and spotty blocking have hurt him. Love has 348 yards on 87 carries, down from 1,014 on his first 87 carries a year ago, a drop of 7.7 yards per carry. He faces a Cougars defense that held Oregon to 58 yards rushing last week.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Washington State: QB Gardner Minshew. Minshew leads the nation in yards passing per game (392.1) and total offense per game (398.4), while ranking fifth in TD passes (23) and first in the Pac-12 in completion percentage (69.8).
Stanford: QB K.J. Costello made his first career start last year at Washington State, going 9 for 20 for 105 yards in a 24-21 loss. Costello has been much more potent as a passer since then and ranks third in the Pac-12 with 13.5 yards per completion and 8.7 yards per attempt.
FACTS & FIGURES
Washington State has won the last two meetings following an eight-game Stanford winning streak in the series. … The Cougars are looking to beat ranked teams in back-to-back games for first time since 2002 against Arizona State and Oregon. … Washington State seeks second straight 7-1 start to season. … Cougars coach Mike Leach is tied with Jim Walden for third all-time with 44 wins at the school. … The Cardinal have lost back-to-back home games just once since 2008, falling to Washington State and Colorado in October 2016. They lost at home to Utah on Oct. 6. … Stanford CB Paulson Adebo ranks second nationally with 2.3 passes defensed per game. … Cardinal WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside is third in the nation with nine touchdown catches and has 13 TD receptions in his last 10 games.
(The AP contributed to this report.)
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