Stanford has settled on its quarterback, and Miami now knows exactly who it will see in Week 1.
Head coach Tavita Pritchard, in his first season running the Cardinal, has named Michigan transfer Davis Warren the starter for 2026. Warren will open his Stanford career on Aug. 29 against Hawai'i before the Cardinal host the national runner-up Hurricanes on Sept. 4.
Warren beat out Dylan Rizk, freshman Michael Mitchell Jr. and others for the job. He arrives with real game experience, having started nine games for Michigan in 2024. In that season, he completed 64.1% of his passes for 1,199 yards, threw seven touchdowns and nine interceptions, and went 6-3 as a starter.
His path to Stanford has been anything but simple. Warren tore the ACL in his right knee during Michigan’s bowl win over Alabama and missed the entire 2025 season while recovering.
He transferred to Stanford in January after previously serving as a walk-on who earned a scholarship under Jim Harbaugh. Warren was also part of Michigan’s 2023 national championship team as a backup.
He is a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with leukemia as a high school junior and later returned to the field.
Stanford is coming off a 4-8 season overall and a 3-5 mark in ACC play in 2025, and Pritchard and general manager Andrew Luck are both committed to a long-term rebuild. That said, the matchup with Miami does not exactly scream trouble for the Hurricanes.
The trip to Stanford is a long one for Miami - about as far as the Hurricanes can travel in college football without playing Hawai'i - but the opponent is not one that should keep the Canes up at night. Miami already saw Stanford in October of 2025 and handled business in a big way, rolling to a 42-7 win at Hard Rock Stadium. The Hurricanes were especially dominant after halftime, outscoring the Cardinal 35-0.
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