Stanford GM Andrew Luck fires football coach Troy Taylor
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Luck is shouldering the load, while Reich’s only objective for the rest of 2025 is to coach football. Luck said his role as general manager at Stanford continues to prioritize fundraising for NIL and creating new revenue streams in order to keep up in this fast-paced era of college athletics.
Luck was hired in November by new school President Jon Levin to rebuild Stanford's struggling football program after four straight seasons with a 3-9 record, including the last two with Troy Taylor in charge.
Former Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck picked his old coach, Frank Reich, as the new head coach for one season in the Standford Cardinal football program.
Stanford football GM Andrew Luck said he wasn't sure "how little external pressure or constituent " he felt in the wake of ESPN's report about Troy Taylor but did have "some clarity after some time" that the program needed a reset.
Former Indianapolis Colts' head coach Frank Reich is joining former quarterback Andrew Luck and the Stanford football program. Luck is currently the GM of the Stanford football program in the ever-evolving college football landscape. Reich will now be the team's interim head coach for the 2025 season, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.
Luck moved quickly in his new role as general manager of the football program, hiring Reich less than a week after making the decision to fire Taylor following a report that became public saying Taylor had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers.
Luck seemingly initiated the firing of his football coach, but he reportedly stood behind Taylor during a recent team meeting
The Cardinal is set to hire former Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich as their interim coach for the year. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel and confirmed by this news organization’s Wilner Hotline before Stanford announced the hire at 8 a.m. Monday.
Stanford football GM Andrew Luck is hiring former Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich as its interim head coach for the 2025 season.