Nick Macaluso News

Oregon receiver Jeff Maehl scores against Stanford. The UO offense might find the going tougher this week against Arizona State.

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.

7 Oregon, Stanford announced that middle linebacker Clinton Snyder is out for the rest of the season because of a knee injury he sustained in practice this week.

There is no doubt where the strength of the Middletown High School South football team is this year.

Records: San Jose State 0-2, Stanford 1-1. Kickoff: 6 p.m. at Stanford Stadium. TV/Radio: None; 860-AM, 1590-AM. Series history: Stanford leads 48-14-1. The story lines: San Jose State junior quarterback Jordan La Secla will make his first collegiate start.

Records: Stanford 1-0, 1-0 Pacific-10. Wake Forest 0-1. Kickoff: 9 a.m. at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, N.C. TV/Radio: ESPN Game Plan / 1050.

Since the start of the 2000 season, they are 1-3 in 9 a.m. games and 5-11 in all morning games.

When the Cardinal open the season today at 3 p.m. at Washington State, they will unveil a secondary that was almost completely remodeled after being pierced repeatedly in 2008.

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