Pac-12 Networks' Ashley Adamson highlights some key matchups for the Cardinal this fall as part of Wednesday's 2014 Pac-12 football schedule release. The two-time defending Pac-12 champions start the conference slate early with a showdown vs. USC (Sept. 6) in week 2 on The Farm. Critical road contests against Notre Dame (Oct. 4), Oregon (Nov. 1) and UCLA (Nov. 28), with the Big Game in Berkeley (Nov. 22) wedged in between set up a tough second half of the schedule. 

See the complete 2014 Stanford football schedule here and find the comprehensive 2014 Pac-12 football schedule here.

Watch Pac-12 Football Weekly Wednesday at 5 PT/6 MT as Mike Yam, Rick Neuheisel and Jake Plummer discuss key matchups and conference storylines for 2014.