Kevin Hogan, Christian McCaffrey spark Stanford’s win at OSU

After spraining his left ankle last Saturday against USC, Hogan threw two touchdown passes, a 42-yarder to Austin Hooper and a 49-yarder to Michael Rector, and the No. 21 Cardinal trounced the Beavers 42-24. McCaffrey said the work of the offensive line was unbelievable. Shaw said Hogan had “no issues” with his ankle, and there was no change in the game plan to lighten the load on him. Barry Sanders scored on an 11-yard run and added a career-long 65-yard scoring run, tiptoeing down the sideline with 13 minutes left. Stanford had 325 yards rushing, including 217 in the second half when the worn-out Beavers missed numerous tackles. Defensive linemen Aziz Shittu and Brennan Scarlett and offensive tackle Kyle Murphy were injured in the first half and didn’t return. A 40-yard touchdown pass from OSU freshman Seth Collins to Jordan Villamin cut Stanford’s lead to 35-24 early in the fourth quarter. In the third quarter, Hogan launched a deep pass to Rector, who caught the ball near the sideline between strong safety Cyril Noland-Lewis and cornerback Larry Scott. Remound Wright scored two first-half touchdowns as the Beavers (2-2, 0-1) fell in the Pac-12 debut of head coach Gary Anderson. The quick quarterback threw for 275 yards (20-for-36) but had just 12 yards rushing after twice surpassing 100 in the first three games. The Beavers went nowhere on their first possession but quickly got the ball back on an interception by Noland-Lewis of a deflected pass intended for Trent Irwin. Collins completed what was nearly an 8-yard scoring pass to Villamin, who was ruled down just short of the goal line. A replay review upheld the call, but it was quickly moot because Collins scampered around the right side untouched for the tying score. Cal‘s prolific passing offense faces a tough test in a Washington defense that has not allowed a passing touchdown this season.