Link to the article is here. Courtesy of Steve Wiltfong.


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Take your pick who is the starting QB going into the BYU game

Trials for world championships going on now. Huske first, Manuel third in the 100.

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Ledecky first in the 800.

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Bricker beats Regan Smith who left Stanford.

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If this rolls around to Stanford, I will miss seeing Kristers and Oscar. Max would have been missed.

But then again who am I to criticize the constitutional acumen of Kristi Noem. Her explanation of the meaning of Habeas Corpus was superb.


Kristi Noem Speaks Out

Stanford graduate and 14 medal Olympian, Katie Ledecky is giving the commencement speech. For anyone seeing her wear other swim caps at meets, this squarely shows that she's a Stanford woman. Commencement is this Sunday from 9:30-11:30 AM at Stanford Stadium.

I'm sure it'll be posted on YouTube shortly afterwards.

Is this good? Seems not good.

Welcome to the Stanford football recruiting notes thread for June. Official visits are in full swing this weekend with more to come later in the month. So we're starting this thread in the middle of a busy time! If you missed anything from the May recruiting thread, click here to check that out. It looks like at least a couple of guys have already committed from the visit and possibly more to follow. Hopefully more than two!



To check out the list of visitors, click here. As a reminder, feel free to check the box that shows unofficial visits to get an even clearer picture of the visits, but the visits happening this weekend are of the official visit variety. As I am made aware of visitors, I add them to the list. And then for offers/commits list, click here to check that out in case you want to catch a refresher on that.


Three four stars are visiting this weekend: quarterback Luke Fahey, running back Rylan Morris (Baylor commit), and offensive tackle John Turntine III. A tweet from Malcolm Agnew suggests they landed a running back and Morris is the only running back I have listed as visiting this weekend, so that ups the odds it's him. Fahey I caught up with earlier in the week and published the article. So make sure to read that in case you haven't already done so (click on his profile and you'll see the article linked to it). I got a Future Cast in for Fahey and continue to feel good about it. I need to get more of a feel for Turntine, but the fact that he is visiting is obviously encouraging though I should note, there are multiple FutureCasts in, a couple of them recent, for Texas. So, the Longhorns do seem to be the front runners for him right now.

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That's all I got right now. I'll do my best to reach out to as many recruits as possible about the weekend and get a feel from guys. Obviously more visits coming next weekend and then the weekend of the 20th. So, those are the two weekends they have set up right now. Nobody visiting over finals week, which makes sense.

I will add this: Andrew Luck is very much involved in the recruiting side and from all the recruits I've been talking to, that is something that they are really enjoying. At the end of the day, Luck's most important job I think is the recruiting. I think that more than anything is why he was brought in. Having him as the face of the program adds credibility and sends a message that Stanford is in it to win it. That's something that I think was a major question mark from recruits in the past. Just how committed is Stanford? By having Luck as their GM and involved on the ground, I think it's clear to recruits that Stanford is serious about winning and that's something that matters a lot to them.

Read that here. Courtesy of Adam Gorney.

Check that out here. I’ll add some thoughts in a later piece.

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OV'd to Florida last week and they wanted him. Hometown LSU fans are pissed they didn't offer/slow-played. He's also a fantastic student with a 33 ACT.

Congrats and welcome, Blaise!

Read that here. Courtesy of Adam Gorney.

Maxime Raynaud has gotten an invite to the NBA Combine. That obviously bodes well for his draft stock…

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Texas, a team we beat, makes the final series. They will likely face ....... Texas Tech with you know who.

Women's Water Polo, Women's Golf, Beach Volleyball and Women's Rowing are our solid chances to win another NCAA title. Also in the running are Women's Lacrosse #8 and Softball #16.

NCAA Spring Sports 2025

Volleyball Men’s Ranked #17
4/22-26 MPSF Tournament
4/23 Opening Round Stanford defeats Menlo 3-1
4/24 Quarter Finals Stanford defeats BYU 3-2
4/25 Semis Stanford 1 vs. USC 3
4/26 MSPF Finals
4/27 NCAA Selection Show
5/2 Opening Round
Quarter Finals
5/10-12 NCAA Semis & Finals

Golf Women’s Ranked #1
4/16-19
Stanford wins stroke play and Andrea Revuelta wins the individual crown. Women were upset by Wake Forest 3-2
4/23 Selection Show
5/05-07 Regionals
Stanford Seeded #1 in the Norman Region and is the overall #1 seed. Top 5 teams advance to Finals.
Norman Region
1. Stanford
2. Northwestern
3. North Carolina
4. Michigan State
5. Duke
6. Oklahoma
7. Baylor
8. Oregon State (West Coast Conference)
9. Tulsa (American Athletic Conference)
10. Denver (The Summit League)
11. Furman (Southern Conference)
12. Southern Mississippi (Sun Belt Conference)
5/16-21 NCAA Finals

Water Polo Women’s Tied for #2
MPSF Tournament
4/25 – Quarter Finals Stanford 24 vs ASU 3
4/26 Semis Stanford vs USC 2:30 PM
4/27 MPSF Finals
4/28 Selection Show - MPSF Champion auto. Only two at large berths with the 2nd and 3rd place MPSF typically getting them.
5/9-11 NCAA Finals

Tennis Men’s #8 Rank
4/18-20 ACC Tournament
Stanford wins ACC Championship winning over FSU 4-3; Duke 4-2 and Virginia 4-2
4/28 Selection Show 4/28; 64 teams chosen.
5/02-04 First & Second Rounds 5/02-5/04
5/09-10 Super Regionals 5/09-5/10
5/15-18 Finals

Tennis Women’s #25
ACC Tournament
4/17 Beat Miami 4-3
4/18 Lost to UNC 4-0
4/28 Selection Show; 64 teams chosen.
5/02-03 First & Second Rounds
5/09-10 Super Regionals
5/15-18 Finals

Golf – Men’s #41
4/24-26 ACC Tournament
4/24 Round 1 Stanford T8th +3
4/25 Round 2 Stanford T11th +6, suspended 8-10. Will have to tee off at 5:30 AM!
4/26 Round 3
4/30 Selection Show
5/12-14 Regionals
5/23-28 Finals

Lacrosse Women’s Ranked #8
ACC Championships
4/24 Quarter Finals Stanford 15 – Syracuse 10
4/25 Semis Stanford 9 - BC 16
4/26 ACC Championship 9 AM
Selection Show 5/4 on ESPNU - 29 teams in the field with 15 teams getting auto qualified. Stanford will get into the tournament based on their ranking. Top 8 teams get seeds.
5/09 First & Second Rounds
5/15 Quarterfinals
5/23 Semifinals
5/25 Finals

Rowing Ranked #1 in Region 3
4/26 Stanford at the Texas Invitational. Stanford and Texas will face off against each other. Will be a preview of the championships.
5/16-17 ACC Championship; 12 teams have rowing. Rowing is ranked by 5 different areas. Stanford is ranked #1 with Cal #4, Syracuse #5 and Virginia #6. Texas ranked #2 in the group. In the past four years, Texas has won three times and Stanford once, and finished 2nd three times behind Texas.
5/16 Round 1
5/17 ACC Championships
5/20 NCAA Selection Show; 22 teams will be in the field;
5/30-6/1 NCAA Finals

Lacrosse Men’s (no program at Stanford)
5/24 Finals

Beach Volleyball Women’s Ranked #3 4/22
4/23-25 MPSF Tournament 4/23-25
4/23 Round 2 Stanford 4- Oregon 0
4/24 Stanford 3 USC 0
4/24 Stanford 3 UCLA 1
4/25 MPSF Championship Stanford 3 - USC 2, 1st beach championship
4/27 Selection Show – 10 AM ESPN.com; 16 teams will be chosen seeded 1-16 and played in a single elimination format. In 8 years of championships, USC has won 6 and UCLA has won the other two years.
5/2 First Round
5/3 Second Round and Semi
5/4 NCAA Championship

Softball Ranked #18
5/07-10 ACC tournament
5/07 Round 1 ACC Network
5/08 Quarter Finals ACC Network
5/09 Semi Finals ACC Networ
5/10 ACC Championship ESPN
5/11 Selection 4 PM ESPN2
5/16-18 Regionals
5/22-25 Super Regionals
5/29-6/6 NCAA Championship

Track & Field Men’s Rank #77
5/22 Selection Show
ACC Tournament
5/15 Day 1
5/16 Day 2
5/17 Day 3
5/28-31 Regionals
6/11-14 Finals

Track & Field Women’s Rank #25
ACC Tournament
5/15 Day 1
5/16 Day 2
5/17 Day 3
5/22 Selection Show
5/28-31 Regionals
6/11-14 Finals

Baseball NR, but #48 in RPI.
5/20-25 ACC Tournament. Under the new format, the top four seeds in the championship will be based off the performance in the regular season and will receive a double-bye into the quarterfinal round, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday and Friday. Seeds five through eight will earn a bye into Wednesday’s second round. Seeds 9-16 will begin play with four first round games on Tuesday. Single elimination format.
5/20 ACC Round 1 ACC Network
5/21 ACC Round 2 ACC Network
5/22 Quarter Finals ACC Network
5/23 Quarter Finals ACC Network
5/24 Semi Finals ACC Network
5/25 ACC Championship ESPN2
5/26 NCAA Selection Show Date; 64 teams, 4 per regional
5/30-6/02 Regionals (16 sites)
6/06-09 Super Regionals (8 sites)
6/13-23 College World Series ESPN or ESPN2 or ABC

Eric Reveno has been named the general manger of Stanford men's basketball on top of his associate head coaching role. Stanford release is here. I'll add my own article in here when I get it up.

NFL rosters will get set Saturday. ESPN predicted the 53 man rosters for each team. Some notes:

* Stanford South is, of course, the Houston Texans. Brennan Scarlett and Peter Kalambayi are both expected to make the LB room while Justin Reid and Michael Thomas are both expected to make the safety room. Kyle Murphy, however, is expected to get the axe.

* Stanford East1 is the New York Giants. Kaden Smith and Levine Toilolo are second and third in a four tight end room for an offense that will use a lot of tight ends. Cameron Fleming looks safe as the veteran presence on a young line. Blake Martinez is ILB1.

* Stanford East2 is the Philadelphia Eagles. Zach Ertz is of course one of the superstars. JJ Arcega-Whiteside gets a chance at a bounce-back and things are shaping up for a lot of early opportunity - there's almost nothing proven beyond DeSean Jackson in the WR corps and first round draft pick rookie Jalen Reagor is out for the first several weeks. Nate Herbig looks like he'll make it on the line. And ESPN thinks Casey Toohill "has made some noise" and will make the roster over more highly-drafted second year alternatives.

* Andrus Peat is obviously entrenched as a mainstay on the line for the Saints. Ty Montgomery has apparently had a resurrection in New Orleans and has been a standout as both a runner and receiver, making it appear likely he makes it.

* The legend Richard Sherman is obviously entrenched for the 49ers and it appears Solomon Thomas is safe as well.

* On the Bills, Harrison Phillips is poised for a key role, especially with Star Lotulelei opting out of the season. Less happily, apparently folks expect Trent Murphy to get cut. Murphy is a very good player - arguably better than Phillips I'd say - but his contract is apparently just too pricey given the options the Bills have to work with.

* Bobby Okereke got a shout out as part of what the Colts believe is one of the best linebacker corps in the NFL.

* They have Henry Anderson making it with the Jets but says that coming off a bad year he needs to rebound to his 2018 performance.

* They have Jordan Richards making it with the Ravens because of his special teams value.

* They have Dalton Schultz making it as the last tight end for the Cowboys and note that he's had his best camp, especially as a pass catcher, and can also play some fullback.

* A foot injury makes Colby Parkinson likely to start the season for the Seahawks on the non-football injury list.

* Obviously a number of other guys are safe: Christian McCaffrey (Panthers), Austin Hooper (Browns), David DeCastro (Steelers), Jake Bailey (Patriots).

* Quenton Meeks is right on the bubble for the Chargers but at the moment ESPN projects that he will be the last DB to make the roster.

* They have Alijah Holder missing the cut with the Broncos but it appears he has a chance as a safety after a position switch.

* Same with James Vaughters for the Bears, outside of ESPN's current guess at the cut line but very much in the mix.

* They think the Washington Football Team is where Stanford dreams go to die. Bryce Love could make it but as of now project that he gets cut before ever getting a chance to play in a game for the Washington Football Team. They say "he hasn't captured his form from his days at Stanford" and a DB who could be useful on special teams makes more sense than Love, though it's possible Washington goes with five RBs and Love gets a reprieve. And they don't see Joshua Garnett making the cut.

* Trent Irwin looks like a casualty of a deep WR room for the Bengals.

Good luck to all our guys on Saturday!

I am curious what this group thinks or knows of Stanford's current recruiting staff. From rumblings I have heard, the recruiting results, and what I see on social media, I have some real concerns:

Here's what I'm seeing on the directory:

Preston Pehrson - Director, leads the group, in his third year from short tenures at UConn, Texas Tech, Houston, and NAVY

Albert Garcia - Asst Director, in third year from Fresno State. Was a technology recruiter from 2019-2021, worked in junior roles at Houstons Football program prior to that

Jordan Watkins - Asst Director, Stanford guy that we know, but started his recruiting career just last year, previously a broadcaster

India Zepeda - Asst Director, started last month, graduated from Fresno State undergrad this May

Natalia Chino - Asst Director, 2nd year in the program, previously on the Events team with the NY Giants and Football Operations at Wesleyan a DIII school

To me, it looks like this staff is light on experience, especially quality experience.

Additionally, there are social media posts that I find odd:

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Well, it makes me feel a little bit better seeing how dominant the ACC has been in the NCAA tournament. https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/baseball/d1/2025

Qualified for Super Regional
Louisville went 3-0, including beating #1 Vanderbilt, on its way to the Super Regional.
Florida State went 3-0, on its way to the Super Regional.
Duke went 3-0, including beating #7 Georgia, on its way to a Super Regional.

Playing Today for a Spot
UNC playing Oklahoma for a spot in the Super Regional
Miami is playing Southern Miss for a spot in the Super Regional.
Wake Forest is playing Tennessee for a spot in the Super Regional after beating them yesterday to force a final game.

Eliminated
NC State had a strong run but ultimately lost in the final game to #4 Auburn
Clemson was the most disappointing and eliminated in 3 games
Georgia Tech played okay but lost to #11 Ole Miss.

Conferences in Super Regionals
ACC - 3 (with a potential of up to 6)
SEC - 2 (with a potential of up to 6)
B12 - 2
B1G - 1

Lot hinges on these last couple games, but either way this tournament has to feel like a failure for the SEC who talked all year about how great they were going to be. Texas and Vanderbilt both losing hurt.

B1G is really going to struggle moving forward, hard to imagine how they recruit baseball players.

ACC has been by far the best performer so far, but that could change after today's games. Wake Forest vs Tennessee and UNC vs Oklahoma will be very very good games if you want to tune in.

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He had visited Kansas State, cancelled his Texas Tech visit in favor of ours, and had upcoming visits to UVA and TCU. This was his first season playing OT (was a DE/TE last season) and he has great measurables.

Congrats and welcome, Kaden!

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Ladies and gentlemen...we got him

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Stanford is dead last. The starting projected lineup of Gealer, Dent-Smith, Agarwal, Okpara, Giltay is frankly very concerning. Would have liked to see the momentum from last season continue with a couple big moves in the Portal. That clearly didnt happen, would love to better understand why

Some here, @msqueri if I remember correctly, said they expect to take a step forward next year, despite losing Max, Oziyah, Blakes .. do folks still feel this way?

If CKS can coach this team up and finish with even an above .500 record in conference play, Id say build him a statue outside of Maples