Three days after engineering one of the greatest upsets in college football history, sophomore quarterback Tavita Pritchard was named the starter for this Saturday’s game against TCU.

Head coach Jim Harbaugh made the announcement after practice on Tuesday, praising the redshirt sophomore for his poise and decision-making in the fourth quarter of the USC victory.

“Three drives in the last three possessions for scores [in last Saturday’s win at USC] was very impressive and so was the way he handled himself around this ball club,” Harbaugh told GoStanford.com. “I feel good about that decision.”

“Whether I’m the third guy, the starter or the backup, I’m going to prepare every time like I’m the starter,” Pritchard said to GoStanford.com. “Not a whole lot has changed.”

Pritchard will make his second start in place of fifth-year senior T.C. Ostrander, who suffered a seizure a week and a half ago.

“I hate to see T.C. go down like he did,” said Pritchard. “You want to see everybody succeed. At the same time, you work to get where you are [and] to play at this level. I’ve prepared my whole life for this, and it’s hitting me in the face right now.”

Although Ostrander was cleared to play this Saturday, Pritchard was rewarded for his late-game heroics against the Trojans.

“I want to be on the field,” Ostrander told GoStanford.com. “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed, but coach [Harbaugh] made a decision and if that’s his decision, I will go along with it and just do the things I need to do to get better.”

Pritchard threw for 149 yards, one touchdown and one interception on 11-30 passing in his first career start against the Trojans. He was crucial in the victory, leading the Cardinal offense throughout the fourth quarter and throwing the game-winning touchdown to Mark Bradford.