Micah Ford named ACC Running Back of the Week: September 15th
On Monday, Stanford sophomore running back Micah Ford was named ACC Running Back of the Week following Stanford’s 30-20 victory over Boston College. Ford rushed for 157 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries, really carrying the load in the backfield for the Cardinal.
RECAP: Stanford rallies back to beat Boston College
The highlight drive for Ford was a 75-yard run late in the 3rd quarter to get the ball to the 5 yard line. He would then punch it in on the next run, giving Stanford a 27-20 lead. Once Stanford found the end zone on that drive, it started to feel like this indeed might be their night.
“I mean, he’s a complete back,” Stanford interim head coach Frank Reich said of Ford. “Runs hard. He’s fast. He just keeps pounding. Hard to tackle. You know, that whole running back room, it’s like the whole team, but that room is a great room. Micah is a great dude. Just a ten out of ten person. He works so stinking hard. The way he worked in spring ball and training camp and how hard he worked, I’m glad to see it paying off for him. He deserves it.”
“Yeah, definitely disappointed I couldn’t get that done,” Ford said of not taking it to the house on one 80-yard run. “Yeah, I just saw we got a good kick-out block and I had a — I knew I had to break the safety tackle and that’s what I did. I think just looking back kind of slowed me down. Just trust my speed and just be able to get it done. We’ll break one of those and finish it next time for sure.”
On the season, Ford has eclipsed 100+ yards in two out of three games so far, rushing for 113 yards and one touchdown against Hawaii. After getting held to just 23 yards against BYU’s stifling defense, Ford truly had a bounce back performance against Boston College, having the first 150+ rushing yard outing for the Cardinal since Cameron Scarlett rushed for 151 yards against Washington in 2019. Stanford won that game 23-13.
Looking ahead to Saturday’s road game at Virginia, it’ll be interesting to see if Ford can keep this momentum going and have another 100+ yard performance. If he does, Stanford should have an opportunity to come out on top once more.
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