OCT 4 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Tanner McKee, RS Fr., QB, Stanford (Corona, CA),...Was 20-of-36 for 230 passing yards and 3 touchdowns, adding 24 yards on the ground, in a 31-24, overtime win over #3 Oregon...Led the Cardinal on an 11 play, 87 yard dr ive in the final 1:59 to tie the game on a 2-yard touchdown pass on a final, untimed down to force overtime. Threw a 14-yard touchdown pass on 3rd-and-11 in overtime for the go-ahead score. Stanford had a 0.1 percent chance of winning with 1:51 remaining in the game, according to ESPN's win probability model...The win makes McKee the first freshman quarterback to defeat a top 5 team since Bo Nix led Auburn to a 48-45 win over #5 Alabama (Nov. 30, 2019)...Thrown multiple touchdowns in all 4 of his starts this season. The Cardinal have won 4 straight against AP top 3 teams, the longest active streak in FBS...2nd time McKee has won the award this season...Also won in Week 2 after leading Stanford to a win at USC. Also nominated for freshman: Eric Gentry, LB, Arizona State; Michael Trigg, TE, USC; Semisi Saluni, OLB, Oregon State; De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Washington State. - Pac-12 Football
Jr/2023 QB *Tanner McKee, Stanford
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