SAN FRANCISCO ? Stanford coach David Shaw's priorities for training camp include identifying a starting quarterback, and filling holes at left tackle, wide receiver and safety.
Tailback is not among his chief concerns even though the Cardinal lost two dependable runners (Jeremy Stewart and Tyler Gaffney) and enters the 2012 season with just one proven commodity: senior Stepfan Taylor, who has rushed for 1,000 yards the past two seasons.
"It's a little different, but I'm extremely comfortable,'' said Shaw, whose team opens training camp Sunday. "I think we do a really good job teaching.''
One reason for the optimism is junior Anthony Wilkerson, who rushed for 282 yards last season. He has fully recovered from a knee injury that forced him to miss spring practice and "dominated his rehab,'' according to Shaw.
Beyond Wilkerson, Stanford has a slew of tailbacks with little game experience but considerable potential.
The group includes sophomores Ricky Seale and Jackson Cummings and redshirt freshman Remound Wright. True freshman Barry Sanders also has the potential to join the rotation.
"There's a lot of his dad in him,'' Shaw said, referencing the NFL Hall of Famer, "but at the same time he's his own runner.''
At quarterback, Brett Nottingham and Josh Nunes are competing for the vacancy left by Andrew Luck.
The game will match a Pac-12 team against Navy, which has an agreement with the bowl this season so long as the Midshipmen are bowl-eligible.
For more on college sports, see Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports. Contact him at jwilner@mercurynews.com or 408-920-5716.
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