""When I put the tape on yesterday, I was like 'Wow,'" Reich said. "This is the real deal. This looks like the best team we've played all year. ... It's an opportunity to measure our program against someone like that.""
""I thought all 11 across the board were executing," Rose said. "Our coaches put a good game plan together, and our D-linemen did a great job being aggressive. The O-linemen really weren't getting to me at all.""
""Being kind of a bench rotation player the past couple years, finally getting the chance," Rose said. "I'm just super grateful I was able to take advantage of it.""
Stanford finishes the 2025 season at home against No. 9 Notre Dame after reclaiming the Axe with a 31-10 win over Cal. Notre Dame has won nine straight and almost certainly needs a victory to stay in College Football Playoff contention. Interim coach Frank Reich called Notre Dame the "real deal" and viewed the matchup as an opportunity to measure Stanford's program. Stanford's defense scored two defensive touchdowns and held Cal to 10 points, with linebacker Matt Rose recording 14 tackles, a TFL and a sack. Rose has emerged from a rotational role to one of the ACC's leading tacklers and emphasized the need to match Notre Dame's physicality, particularly against running back Jeremiah Love.
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