US EditionHawaii Football Team Gearing up for the Big Stage Against Stanford Cardinal
Ben Gulbranson, an experienced transfer from Oregon State with 11 career starts, earned the starting quarterback role over Elijah Brown for Stanford's season opener, interim coach Frank Reich said.
- On Monday, Stanford interim head coach Frank Reich named transfer Ben Gulbranson as starting quarterback for the season opener at Hawai'i on Saturday.
- Ben Gulbranson transferred to Stanford after spring camp, made 11 starts and appeared in 18 games at Oregon State, helping him win the starting job over Elijah Brown.
- Gulbranson completed 61.8% of passes for 2,648 yards with 15 touchdowns and threw a 56-yard TD pass to Tre'Shaun Harrison in his first Stanford start.
- Reich said Gulbranson’s experience played a significant role as he will lead a very inexperienced offense, one of four FBS teams without a returning rushing touchdown and one of two with fewer than two returning receptions.
- On August 23, 2025, the Stanford Cardinal open against Hawai'i at 7:30 pm EDT, with Hawai'i having lost nine of its last 10 games against California teams.
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Stanford names transfer Gulbranson its starting quarterback heading into season opener
STANFORD — Stanford interim coach Frank Reich said that Ben Gulbranson’s experience played a significant role in winning the starting quarterback job heading into the season opener Saturday at Hawaii. Gulbranson, who made 11 starts and appeared in 18 games while at Oregon State for five seasons, transferred to Stanford after spring camp. He beat out redshirt freshman Elijah Brown, a highly touted recruit from Santa Ana’s Mater Dei High who playe…
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