by Jeremy Harness

On the Stanford Cardinal podcast Cardinal quarterback Kevin Hogan brings us back to the days of quarterback John Elway and Jim Plunkett and Stanford has a knack for having quarterbacks who just are like the rest of the Stanford students who know what to do in every situation.

Quarterback Kevin Hogan is no different but he’s fast enough to where he could rush for a touchdown here and there which he did against USC in the Pac 12 Championship on Saturday. He can make things happen with his legs and arms and head coach David Shaw made his point after Saturday’s game when comparing the Stanford Mt.Rushmore  of quarterbacks like Elway, Plunkett, Matt Leinart, Andrew Luck, he was asked if he would put Hogan in that same circle? Shaw said “absolutely.”

Because everything that Hogan’s done is not with his arm but with his legs so he was going with the intangibles with his heart and his toughness Shaw said he would put Hogan in that conversation and Hogan has really come through for a Stanford team that’s needed him the most.

AP photo Stanford players celebrate after winning the Pac 12 Championship at Levis Stadium 12-5-15

Jeremy Harness is filling in this week for Jerry Feitelberg both who cover Stanford football at http://www.sportsradioservice.com listen to the podcast below