As a two-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots and 11-year NFL cornerback, CBS analyst Logan Ryan has watched and studied a lot of football games.

Ben Gulbranson was one of 17 transfers to arrive at Stanford since last season, more than every previous season of Cardinal football combined.

For the Stanford football team, it took several months to clear any distractions for game week. “A lot goes into that, ” interim head coach Frank Reich said of the days ahead of Saturday’s season opener against Hawaii at the Ching Complex.