Stanford's Harrison Phillips, TCU's Sammy Douglas out for season

Stanford and TCU both lost defensive starters to season-ending injuries over the weekend.

For the Cardinal, sophomore defensive tackle Harrison Phillips announced on Twitter that he suffered a torn ACL Saturday against Northwestern.

As mentioned in his tweet, Phillips will pursue a medical redshirt and have three years of eligibility remaining following the 2015 season. Phillips played in six games last season and made his first career start for the Cardinal at nose tackle on Saturday.

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With Phillips out, sophomore Solomon Thomas will move over from defensive end to take Phillips’ spot. Additionally, fifth-year senior Brennan Scarlett is expected to move into Thomas’ starting defensive end spot, according to the Stanford Daily.

The Cardinal host UCF Saturday night.

Like Stanford, TCU also lost a first-year starter in junior linebacker Sammy Douglas, head coach Gary Patterson announced.

Douglas played predominantly on special teams for the Horned Frogs in the past two seasons, but moved into a starting role this year. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Douglas was injured in the second defensive series Friday night in TCU’s 23-17 road win over Minnesota.

With Douglas out, redshirt freshman Ty Summers should move into his starting role.

Additionally, Patterson announced that defensive end James McFarland also may be lost for the season.

McFarland, a senior, led the Horned Frogs with seven sacks and was the MVP of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Ole Miss last season.

The Horned Frogs host SF Austin on Saturday.

For more TCU news, visit PurpleMenace.com.

For more Stanford news, visit CardinalSportsReport.com.

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