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Yankey Returns Home to Roswell
Stanford football player David Yankey has returned home to Roswell for a family situation.
Stanford senior offensive guard David Yankey has returned to his hometown of Roswell due to a family situation and will not be with the fifth-ranked Cardinal on Saturday when it plays Washington State in Seattle.
Yankey was a consenus All-American last year, and was named to many preseason All-American teams this year.
ESPN rated Yankey, who attended Centennial High, as the ninth-best player in the Pac-12 Conference.
"He's in our thoughts and prayers ... He'll be with his family this week. We hope 2 get him back soon," Cardinal coach David Shaw said, according to a tweet from Andy Drukarev, who covers the team regularly for Stanford Rivals.
Yankey was named Co-Offensive Player of the Game by his teammates for Saturday's 42-28 victory over Arizona State.
