AP photo: Stanford Cardinal quarterback Ryan Burns (17) hands off to running back Christian McCaffrey (5) in Sept 2 game versus Kansas State at Stanford Stadium

On the podcast with Jerry the Stanford Cardinal Brian Burns is the starting quarterback and he played very, very well and coach David Shaw put in back up quarterback Keller Chryst for one pass in the second half during the opener vs. Kansas State. Shaw just wanted to get Chryst some playing time and we’ll see how it goes. The Cardinal were off this past week they were led by their Heisman Trophy candidate Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey did it all again against Kansas State in the opening game with 126 rushing yards, catching passes and running kicks back.

McCaffrey is off to a good start and he’s got a whole new line in front of him and hopefully the guys will jell and their playing USC on Sat Sep 17th at Stanford Stadium. SC had a miserable start losing 56-6 to Alabama. USC was ranked 20th and Alabama was ranked number one. There is no question in anybody’s mind that Alabama shouldn’t be number one.

Jerry does the Stanford podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com