Cardinal’s redshirt freshman quarterback threw for 284 yards and led two late touchdown drives but Stanford still falls to 0-6 on the road this season.
Brown takes over a quarterback for a Cardinal squad looking for its first road victory of the season Saturday against Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels.
CJ Williams heads into Friday night’s game against Florida State with a chance to become just the the third Stanford player to record four consecutive 100-yard receiving games.
The Cardinal have an extra week to prepare and are coming off its most thrilling win of the season, a come-from-behind, last-minute 30-29 win over local rival San Jose State.