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Stanford hires former Cardinal QB, Commanders asst Tavita Pritchard as HC

November 28, 2025

By Cameron Salerno, CBS Sports: Stanford has hired Tavita Pritchard as its next football coach, the school announced Friday. Pritchard, who played quarterback for the Cardinal from 2006-09, is in his third season as the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders after a long run at Stanford as an assistant. Pritchard will start in his role at Stanford immediately following the Commanders’ game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Pritchard will be replacing interim coach Frank Reich, who took over the program earlier this spring after Stanford fired coach Troy Taylor amid an off-field controversy.

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