Stanford's legendary quarterback is returning to school as the Cardinal's GM. What does it mean for Luck, the team and the future of college football?
Former NFL QB Andrew Luck, now Stanford football program's GM, shares his vision for enhancing recruiting and talent retention at his alma mater.
Until Luck's hiring at Stanford, the GM job has generally been one that reports to the head coach, who typically hires or helps hire the person in that role. The college coach, ultimately, has control of the roster and recruiting decisions.The Cardinal's hiring of Luck marks an innovative turn in how football operations work. At Stanford, Luck's role will be over the head coach on the organization chart, and he'll work in concert with the coaching staff on personnel decisions.
Stanford finished 3-9 with a loss to San Jose State on Friday and ended up 2-6 in ACC play, 16th place in a 17-team league. The Cardinal finished ahead of only Florida State. The Cardinal haven't played in a bowl since the 2018 season, although they did decline a bowl invitation in 2020. There were significant portal exoduses before David Shaw's departure at the school following the 2022 season. Taylor is 6-18 since taking over in 2023.
Luck appreciated the so-called"Stanford Bubble," where he was largely ignored on campus, mostly because the regular students there had bigger things to do. Luck graduated from Stanford in 2012 and got picked No. 1. He ultimately retired from the Colts after battling significant injuries, and he opened up toThe return to the Cardinal in some ways always made sense for Luck. He stuck around to earn his degree, came back for another, and was the beacon of an era when Stanford reached the Orange Bowl and Fiesta Bowl with him at quarterback. The Cardinal then played in the Rose Bowl under Shaw in three of the next four years after Luck went to the NFL.
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