CHARLOTTE, N.C — For the second week in a row, Stanford football received a weekly honor from the ACC. This time, it is freshman running back Micah Ford, who was the named the conference’s Rookie of the Week for his performance at No. 17 Clemson.
Ford led the Stanford backfield with 15 carries for 122 yards, the first 100-yard rushing performance since Casey Filkins against No. 18 Washington on Sept. 24, 2022. While it was certainly an impressive performance by recent running back standards at Stanford, it was even better when stacked up against freshmen from years past. Ford became the first freshman running back at Stanford to eclipse 100 rushing yards since Kenneth Tolon did so against Notre Dame on Nov. 24, 2001.
With 124 total scrimmage yards against the Tigers, Ford compiled the most by a freshman running back at Stanford since Bryce Love's 143 vs. Central Florida on Sept. 12, 2015.
He becomes the third Cardinal to win a weekly award from the ACC, joining David Bailey and Emmet Kenney following Week 4.
The Cardinal is home for the first ACC home game inside Stanford Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 5 as Virginia Tech comes to town. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 pm PT on ACC Network. Saturday will also be Stanford’s Festival of Champions with a host of celebrations, including the 2009-10 bowl teams, Toby Gerhart, 2024 Olympians, and more.