Stanford will have major interest in Apple Cup, which will decide Pac-12 North winner

The biggest game of Stanford’s football season will occur Saturday night while the Cardinal are hosting Notre Dame. That’s not the most important contest. Stanford’s opportunity to win the Pac-12 championship hinges on what happens in Seattle, where Washington and Washington State will stage the Apple Cup at the same time. The Cardinal need Washington to win, which would give them the North’s berth in the conference title game via a tiebreaker. If Washington State wins, t