Stanford Football: 5 players who earned Blitz Stickers in USC victory
3. Malik Antoine, Safety
As mentioned before the Stanford Cardinal defense forced three turnovers, and two of those turnovers were by the same safety, Malik Antoine. He picked of J.T. Daniels not only on back-to-back USC possessions, but on consecutive USC plays, ending any and all hope for a Trojan comeback.
In 2017, Antoine saw plenty of playing time but never found himself on the receiving end of an opposing team’s quarterback’s throw. These two clutch interceptions show that Antoine is improving and showing why he is a leader of the Cardinal secondary. And with just four more interceptions on the season, Antoine will break into the top seven on Stanford’s single-season interception list.
Big time plays, in big time situations earn Blitz Stickers and that’s exactly what Malik Antoine did in Week 2.