Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello is expected to return next week against UCF and does not have a head injury, Stanford coach David Shaw told ESPN Saturday.
Shaw announced Thursday that Costello would not play in Saturday’s game against USC after the senior exited last week’s 17-7 win against Northwestern after receiving a hit to the head.
Costello was going into a sliding motion against Northwestern when he absorbed a forearm to the head, but the play did not draw a targeting penalty.
“I believe the officials on the field and replay officials missed the call,” Shaw said earlier this week. “I thought it was an ejectable offense. I’ve communicated with a lot of different people in a lot of different places. It was unfortunate it was missed.”
Redshirt sophomore Davis Mills will start in his place against the Trojans.
Mills, ESPN’s No. 2-ranked ranked pocket passer in the Class of 2017, was 7-for-14 for 81 yards in relief of Costello, a second-team All-Pac-12 selection last year.
Information from ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura was used in this report.