Clinton Snyder News

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck had surgery on a finger in his right, throwing hand and won't start the Sun Bowl against Oklahoma, the Stanford Daily -- the student newspaper -- reported and ESPN.com confirmed .

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He stole quite a bit before it was over. He scored on a 61-yard run on Stanford's third offensive play and followed with a 2-yard touchdown run with 4:46 left in the first quarter to make it 14-0. His two second-half scores - a 1-yarder late in the third and a 5-yarder with 7:01 left - each pulled the Cardinal within three points.

The Arizona defense hasna t been as stout as it has in the past, but Elmore has had a great year.

Stanford people know what that means: an endless round of speculation on how soon Harbaugh will move to either an NFL team or a college team with a higher profile.

Stanford is close to completing Coach Jim Harbaugh's contract extension, which was put on hold last winter.

As Stanford's new starting middle linebacker, Nick Macaluso will be on the spot in the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday, one of the key tacklers trying to contain the USC ground game.

Two years ago, Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh took his team into the Los Angeles Coliseum as a 41-point underdog and won 24-23. This week he'll take the Cardinal down the same path, with a much tighter line and much more at stake.

This is all you need to know about Owen Marecic: He has busted two helmets this season, both his own, from hard hits.

And in Saturday's 93-point duel, there were plenty of kickoffs. Chris Owusu, who came into the game sixth in the nation with a 35.2-yard average, started the game with a 77-yard return and had a 43-yarder in the fourth quarter.

A 41-point underdog, it shocked the No. 2-ranked USC Trojans 24-23 in 2007. Coach Jim Harbaugh didn't exactly call it ancient history Tuesday, but he plainly didn't want to dwell on the topic now that his team is about to revisit the scene of the upset.

Stanford has been pointing to the brutal four-game November stretch as the defining moment for the season ever since arriving at fall camp.

THIRD QUARTER: The Ducks have outscored opponents 105-46 in the third quarter this season... Jamere Holland again - TD, 39 yards.

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller STANFORD, Calf. -- Owen Marecic is going to be interesting to watch today.

Series History: Stanford leads 43-28-1. Oregon won 35-28 last year. The story lines: The Pac-10's best rushing offenses have different styles with similar results.

Stanford will be without top linebacker Clinton Snyder for the rest of the season.

Stanford football linebacker Clinton Snyder sat down with the media on Tuesday to discuss the bye week and the upcoming game against the Oregon Ducks.

The road to the Rose Bowl now goes through Oregon. For Stanford a win over the Ducks puts them on the road to a bowl game.

Stanford senior running back Toby Gerhart, who amassed 123 yards against Arizona last week, is on pace for almost a 1,500-yard regular season.

More photos>> by Wily Low - AP 7 days ago: Arizona's Nic Grigsby is tackled Stanford's Clinton Snyder, left, and Austin Yancy in the second half of an NCAA college football game at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Oct.