Three Stanford football players most impacted by new DC Kris Richard's hiring

February 24, 2026

By Dylan Grausz, Stanford Cardinal on SI: A new era of Stanford football is here. Following a 4-8 season under interim head coach Frank Reich in 2025, the Cardinal hired former quarterback, Tavita Pritchard, to be the program’s permanent replacement ahead of the 2026 season.

Tasked with bringing new life into a program that was once a perennial top-25 team, Pritchard’s first season on The Farm will be met with higher expectations than in year’s past.

And in order for the Cardinal to see success under a rookie head coach, hiring an experienced staff around him became priority No. 1.

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Three Stanford Football Players Most Impacted by Kris Richard's Hiring

Stanford has been hard at work bringing in the right coaches for this program. Here are three players that new coordinator Kris Richard could impact the most.

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