Over the past two months I have previewed eight of the 10 teams in the Pac-10: Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Washington and Washington State. Following are shorter looks at two more Pac-10 schools -- Bay Area rivals Stanford and California.

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STANFORD
New head coach Buddy Teevens takes over a Cardinal team with excellent offensive personnel returning. They are strong at the skill positions and have three quality offensive linemen. Although they lost quarterback Randy Fasani and running back Brian Allen, their replacements are more than adequate.

Junior Chris Lewis steps in for Fasani and comes with plenty of game experience. Lewis started three games in 2000 and was 0-3. But in the four games he started in 2001, the Cardinal went 3-1. Replacing Allen will be Kerry Carter, a versatile big back. Although he has never been the featured back, Carter has rushed for over 1,500 yards and 23 touchdowns in his career. Casey Moore is an excellent, underrated, all-around fullback, much like former Cardinal Greg Comella (now with the Tennessee Titans). I like Moore as a pro prospect.

The Cardinal boast a talented receiving corps, led by 6-foot-7, 250-pound Teyo Johnson, who causes major matchup problems for opposing cornerbacks and also plays on Stanford's basketball team. In addition, Stanford has diminutive and exciting junior Luke Powell (5-8, 170), the team's leading receiver a year ago, and senior Ryan Wells (6-0, 195). These three receivers combined for 109 receptions last year. In fact, counting the receptions for Moore, Carter and junior tight end Brett Pierce, the returning players account for 168 of the team's 176 receptions in 2001.

Although the Cardinal lost their center and a guard from their offensive line, they return junior tackles Kirk Chambers and Kwame Harris, who are as good any bookend tackles in college football.

Defensively, they only return two starters and lost two key players in Coy Wire and Tank Williams, who were both taken in the NFL draft. Yet even with Wire and Williams a year ago, the defense gave up 28 or more points in seven games and allowed over 40 on three occasions.

They return a solid defensive front, led by senior defensive tackle Matt Leonard and senior nose tackle Craig Albrecht. The rest of the defense has much to prove. The Cardinal really like redshirt freshman outside linebacker Michael Craven, a big-time recruit in 2001 who has to be a major difference-maker. In the secondary, they like the speed and recovery ability of their two sophomore cornerbacks, Stanley Wilson and Leigh Torrence. Both have good size at about 6-foot, 180 pounds.

While the defense lacks experience, it's expected to be faster and more athletic than it was last year. The defense must be better against the likes of Boston College QB Brian St. Pierre, Washington State QB Jason Gesser and Arizona QB Jason Johnson, as well as UCLA and Oregon on the road. Stanford also plays Notre Dame and former head coach Tyrone Willingham on Oct. 5 in South Bend.

Although Stanford is one of the few major-college teams with only 11 games this season, the schedule will be demanding. With an explosive offense and a questionable defense, the Cardinal appear on paper to be a borderline bowl team, either 5-6 or 6-5. They may have to win a lot of games 45-41. The offense will make Stanford a fun team to watch.

CALIFORNIA
Jeff Tedford, the former offensive coordinator at Oregon, will begin his era at Cal with a veteran team of 23 seniors. Considered one of the brightest young coaching prospects in college football, Tedford installed his entire offense in the spring. He gave out the entire playbook and didn't hold anything back.

Senior QB Kyle Boller has worked hard on his fundamentals and now has a quicker release. But he needs to step up his performance level. Last season Boller ranked last in the Pac-10 in passing efficiency and completed only 49.3 percent of his passes.

At running back, the Golden Bears return senior Joe Igber, who suffered a broken collarbone late last season, and sophomore Terrell Williams, their leading rusher a year ago with 688 yards. But the player to watch will be Tedford's top recruit, freshman Marcus O'Keith, who could have an immediate impact. They also like another top recruit, receiver David Gray (6-3, 205). Tedford recruited both players in an effort to enhance the team's speed at the skill positions. On the offensive line, junior Mark Wilson has been moved from right tackle to left tackle.

On defense, the strength will be the Golden Bears' deep defensive line, with senior DT Daniel Nwangwu, senior DE Tom Canada and senior DE Tully Banta-Cain, who will be the player to watch. Banta-Cain led the team with eight sacks and 17 stops behind the line of scrimmage in 2001. They also have sophomore DT Lorenzo Alexander, one of the nation's top recruits in 2001. Included in what should be a solid front seven is senior MLB John Klotsche, a former walk-on who plays the gaps well.

The secondary has a talented strong safety in senior Nnamdi Asomugha, who projects as a pro prospect. The Golden Bears are also hoping senior CB Jemeel Powell can conquer his confidence problems and revert to his sophomore form, when he led the team with four interceptions and 16 pass breakups. Consistent play from him would be a major boost.

Even though the front seven looks good, the Golden Bears allowed 40 or more points in six games and 50 or more in three. Nevertheless, Tedford has talent to work with in his debut season, and Cal has a chance to improve on last year's 1-10 record.