FWAA Stanford News

This is the the Week 12 installment of the Football Writers Association of America's weekly Freshman Focus for the Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year Award, Freshman Player of the Year and the 2024 FWAA Freshman All-America Team.

The Stanford Cardinal scored on eight consecutive possessions in the second half and overtime, overcoming a 29-0 halftime deficit to stun Colorado 46-43 in Boulder last Friday night. For rallying with the largest halftime comeback in school and Pac-12 Conference history, Stanford earned the Cheez-It National Team of the Week for games the weekend of Oct. 14, as selected by the All-America Committee of the Football Writers Association of America.

This is the sixth installment of the Football Writers Association of America's weekly Freshman Focus for the Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year Award, Freshman Player of the Year and the 2023 FWAA Freshman All-America Team.

The 2022 Football Writers Association of America All-America Team, presented in partnership with the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, is headlined by nine first-teamers from the four teams competing in the College Football Playoff, three repeat All-Americans and a record 16 total selections from the Big Ten Conference. There are 19 schools represented from six Football Bowl Subdivision conferences on the first team and 34 different schools and eight conferences plus an Independent included on the overall 54-man team.

The Tennessee Volunteers kicked a last-second field goal to dramatically end a too-long losing streak Saturday in a game-for-the-ages, a 52-49 win over Alabama. Chase McGrath’s 40-yarder that spun through the soon-to-be-torn-down uprights as time expired and ended a 15-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide. For the resilient effort in front of its capacity crowd, Tennessee (6-0) earned the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week honor for games of the weekend of Oct. 15, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.

Cardinal stuns Notre Dame on final-play field goal

Cardinal open Pac-12 play with convincing win

Cardinal defense stfiles No. 2 USC

Cardinal outlasts USC in overtime thriller

Cardinal hands USC worst loss in 43 years

Cardinal end USC's home winning streak at 35 with upset