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Stanford Football: 3 takeaways from last-minute win over Oregon State

By Clayton Panzeri

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Head coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal looks on in the first half of the game against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Head coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal looks on in the first half of the game against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 10: Tight end Colby Parkinson #84 of the Stanford Cardinal catches a pass for a touchdown in front of safety Jeffrey Manning Jr. #15 of the Oregon State Beavers during the second quarter at Stanford Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 10: Tight end Colby Parkinson #84 of the Stanford Cardinal catches a pass for a touchdown in front of safety Jeffrey Manning Jr. #15 of the Oregon State Beavers during the second quarter at Stanford Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

2. Stanford isn’t done yet

Stanford started off the season 1-3 in a fashion that had many people writing off the struggling Cardinal. Getting trounced by USC and UCF on the road, the Cardinal did not look very impressive in either matchup and had many people worried about David Shaw’s job. One thing that we do know about Shaw is that he is one of the most steady guys in all of college football. He showed that on Saturday with a bounce-back win on the road in a game where his team played disciplined with no turnovers and very few penalties.

Although winning a game against Oregon State does not make you a world-beater, it does include some positives you can take away after a rough start to the year. Getting the first Pac-12 win is always big for any of these teams, and Stanford showed that they could give any team a run for their money the rest of the season.

With Washington, Cal and a non-conference game against Notre Dame on the schedule, the Cardinal football team has a lot of chances to prove themselves. We will see if starting quarterback KJ Costello gets healthy down the stretch to give them a better chance as well.

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