AP file photo: Stanford Cardinal quarterback Keller Chryst (10) hands off to Christian McCaffrey (5) deep in the Cardinal end zone against the Rice Owls on November 26th the last home game at Stanford of the regular season

The Stanford Cardinal (9-3) hope to finish up the season with a victory over the North Carolina (8-4) at the Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas on December 30th. The Cardinal have been in the Sun Bowl four times and as most recently as 2009. The Cardinal also have won five straight since quarterback Keller Chryst has taken over under center from quarterback Ryan Burns.

Christian McCaffrey running back for the Cardinal was Christian McCaffrey he might be a candidate for the Heisman and look for McCaffrey to put on a show for the NFL scouts who will there as he’s been running for at least two touchdowns a game and running for over 250 per game. Meantime North Carolina’s quarterback Mitch Trubisky has the hot hand throwing for 3,468 yards and 28 touchdowns and thrown only four interceptions this year.

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