Ben Gulbranson, long a backup for Stanford’s ex-Pac-12 rival Oregon State, will be the Cardinal’s starting quarterback to open the season.Stanford interim head coach Frank Reich named Gulbranson, a redshirt senior, his starter Monday ahead of the season-opening trip to Honolulu to face Hawaii on Saturday.Gulbranson’s chief competition was redshirt freshman Elijah Brown, a former four-star recruit who played in three games before being redshirted last year.”That has nothing to do with a lack of confidence in Elijah,” Reich told reporters. “(Elijah) is a really good player. He’s had a phenomenal camp. Like was mentioned earlier, Ben’s experience probably gave him the edge in the long run, but we’re super excited about Elijah and the rest of the group.”Reich said Gulbranson showed “good command and mastery of the offense” throughout fall camp, among other positives.Gulbranson chose to transfer to Stanford after the Cardinal’s new general manager and former No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Andrew Luck reached out to him.