What happened: Pete Thamel reported Stanford will be without Matt Rose and Jahsiah Galvan against Wake Forest on Saturday. Rose had been considered a game-time decision before being ruled out, leaving Stanford down two starting linebackers on game day.

Why it matters: The late scratches thin Stanford at one position just hours before kickoff and force a depth adjustment against a Wake Forest team that arrived after upsetting No. 16 Louisville 30-27 on the road. Losing two starters from the front seven can reshape substitution plans and put extra pressure on the rest of the defense from the opening series.

What to watch: Watch Stanford's first linebacker rotation once pregame availability settles. The next question is how quickly Wake Forest tests that depth early in the game.