As an incoming transfer from Michigan, Stanford starting quarterback Davis Warren has needed to build a rapport with an entirely new receiving room over the past few months. When asked how many throws it takes to build that rapport, he put the number at a cumulative 10,000. 

"10,000 reps to become a master," Warren said. "I don't think we've quite hit 10,000. I think my arm might have fallen off if we did that. I think it's 10,000 reps of seeing it, so whether it's doing it in routes in air, of doing it in a team period, watching the film of it, watching film of it again. I'm pretty confident we've gotten 10,000 in that way." 

When he arrived on campus, coach Pritchard and his staff were still putting together what the offense would be, but when it comes down to it, he says there's only so many routes that a receiver can run.

Whether it's a 10-yard out, a slant, a hitch, or the go, those early days were spent getting a feel for each receiver's speed and how they move to give him a sense of when to deliver the ball to each guy on each type of route. 

Warren also mentioned that he really likes how Wide Receivers Coach Brian Bratton has been moving the guys around, and promises that Stanford will showcase an explosive group on Saturday against Hawaii.

Stanford's wide receiver room has some experience, but with Caden High currently injured, that experience has taken a big hit. For the first few games, it appears as though the Cardinal will have to rely more upon some of their younger and unproven talents, such as sophomores JonAnthony Hall and Liam Thorpe, along with senior Jordan Onovughe. 

That said, Pritchard looks at the receiver room like a basketball team, with the goal being to find guys with different skills. Those different skills give Stanford different ways to attack the opposing defense. 

"We want to create matchups and we want to put our guys in the best position to do what they do best," Pritchard said. 

The search is less about finding a specific skill for the roster, and more about finding complementary pieces in different formations for various plans of attack. The goal is to highlight each player's best skills. 

The bright side for Stanford is that Hawaii is a winnable matchup on Saturday, even without some of the team's top wide receiver options. The Cardinal have a brand new coaching staff with different weapons than Hawaii saw last season. That makes them a relative unknown and difficult to plan for. 

Following Hawaii will be an incredibly difficult game against Miami, which is not likely to go Stanford's way regardless of how healthy the program is. With a bye week before the third game of the season on the road against Duke, it's possible that the Cardinal could be more healthy by that time. 

On Saturday we'll get our first look at those 10,000 reps in game action.