Washington State at Stanford

When Toby Gerhart departed Stanford after last season, it appeared that the offense would take a hit. Last year's team topped the 30 point mark eight times, and that was going to be hard to duplicate, or was it? The Cardinal has topped the 30-point mark in all six of their games on the season, and has had two games where they have averaged 60, so the offense has actually been better than a year ago. Andrew Luck is having a Heisman Trophy worthy year as he has thrown for 1,538 yards and 16 TDs to just four INTs on the season. As a result, Stanford has only lost one game and that came at the hands of a very powerful Oregon team. Washington State has fallen on hard times. The Cougars own just two wins over FBS teams over the last three years, and both of those required overtime. The Cougars have amazingly lost 11 of those games over the past three years by 35 points or more. So, while this number certainly is large, it is well within reach for Stanford. I look for the Cardinal offense to lay 50 or 60 on the Cougars and cover the large number.