Saturday’s officials did nearly everything in their power to drain Stanford star running back/returner Christian McCaffrey’s energy.
The Wildcats booted the opening kickoff to McCaffrey and he returned it. Following off-setting penalties, however, Arizona was forced to re-kick it.
Later, Arizona punted it to McCaffrey who, off to the races, bolted for a long touchdown. The TD was called back because of a blocking penalty. Arizona booted it again.
Mission accomplished? Maybe?
Well, no.
McCaffrey took a second-quarter handoff up the middle for a 45-yard touchdown, then scored again later in the period on an 18-yard reception.
The two scores were McCaffrey’s first since Stanford’s win against USC on Sept. 17. McCaffrey also moved into fourth all-time in rushing yards in program history, passing Brad Muster, who had 3,010 career rushing yards. McCaffrey’s next target is Toby Gerhart, who rushed for 3,522 yards from 2006-09.
