US EditionAndrew Luck hires Tavita Pritchard as Stanford's head football coach
- On Friday, Nov. 28, Stanford University announced it had hired Tavita Pritchard as head coach, finalizing the hire and informing the team as he prepares to leave the Washington Commanders.
- Andrew Luck's search produced Pritchard from a field of more than 30 candidates including John Donahoe, Condoleezza Rice and Jonathan Levin, as Luck said it's about `a leader of men who can build and motivate teams, recruit future stars, and develop and connect with talent`.
- Pritchard served on Stanford's staff from 2010 to 2022 before joining the Washington Commanders in 2023, helping them reach the 2024 NFC Championship Game and coaching Jayden Daniels to Offensive Rookie of the Year.
- Pritchard is expected to start after the Washington Commanders' game on Sunday, Nov. 30, and Stanford will introduce him at a news conference on Tuesday, while Frank Reich remains as senior advisor.
- Pritchard's hiring comes as Stanford seeks to reverse multi-year decline with no winning season since 2020 and no bowl game since 2018, expecting his offensive skills to reset the program.
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Marin Independent Journal
Stanford Cardinal brings back Pritchard as head football coach
Tavita Pritchard, who led Stanford to one of greatest victories in school history nearly two decades ago in his first career start, has been named the Cardinal’s new head football coach. The school announced to move Friday afternoon, a day before the Cardinal concludes its season at home against No. 9 Notre Dame. Pritchard will succeed Frank Reich, the former NFL coach who took over as the interim head coach this season after Troy Taylor was fir…
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Andrew Luck hires Tavita Pritchard as Stanford's head football coach
Former Stanford quarterback Tavita Pritchard has returned to Stanford as head football coach. General manager Andrew Luck announced the move on Friday.
Stanford announces hiring of former college QB as next head coach
Stanford announced on Friday afternoon that its next head coach will be current Washington Commanders quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard, who just happens to be a former Cardinal quarterback and assistant coach. All these years later, Pritchard is now the leader of the football program at his alma mater. He takes over for Frank Reich, who’s been the interim head coach during the entire 2025 season. The program fired Troy Taylor back in March, s…
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