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By Zack Pearson

November 26, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal quarterback Keller Chryst (10) passes the football against Rice Owls defensive end Brian Womac (44) during the second quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 26, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal quarterback Keller Chryst (10) passes the football against Rice Owls defensive end Brian Womac (44) during the second quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Stanford without Christian McCaffrey

September 2, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal running back Christian McCaffrey (5) runs with the football past Kansas State Wildcats defensive back Dante Barnett (22) and defensive back Donnie Starks (10) during the second quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
September 2, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal running back Christian McCaffrey (5) runs with the football past Kansas State Wildcats defensive back Dante Barnett (22) and defensive back Donnie Starks (10) during the second quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

KIH:  Losing Christian McCaffrey is HUGE. How does Stanford’s game plan change, if any, with McCaffrey out?

GMC: David Shaw answered this question fairly succinctly the other day — “Our offense hasn’t changed in five years.”

Some people have noted that the offense actually looked more versatile when McCaffrey missed the Notre Dame with an injury. Versatile doesn’t necessarily mean better, but McCaffrey was so good that sometimes it didn’t make sense to involve the rest of the offense.

Without him, I’d expect to see the ball spread around a bit more.

He’ll be missed, without question, but this is still a really good offense, even without him.

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