College football: Stanford hires Tavita Pritchard as its head coach

Stanford Soccer has introduced in a well-known face to turn into its subsequent head coach.

The college introduced Friday that it has employed Tavita Pritchard, who performed quarterback for Stanford from 2006 to 2009, as its new head coach. The 38-year-old is at present the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders and can start his function as head coach instantly following the staff’s sport in opposition to the Denver Broncos.

Pritchard takes over for interim head coach Frank Reich, who changed Troy Taylor within the spring after Taylor was fired amid allegations of bullying and belittling the employees.

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Washington Commanders quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard watches his gamers earlier than an NFL soccer sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, California, on December 17, 2023. (Kyusung Gong/AP picture, file)

Pritchard was employed by the person who changed him as quarterback at Stanford: Andrew Luck. Luck is the college’s basic supervisor and mentioned Pritchard is the correct individual to steer Stanford into its subsequent nice period.

“Profitable in faculty soccer at present requires a frontrunner of males who can construct and encourage groups, recruit future stars, and develop and join with expertise,” Luck mentioned in an announcement.

“Tavita Pritchard is precisely the correct head coach on the proper time to assist us construct on this season’s basis and lead Stanford soccer into the subsequent nice period. Coach Pritchard is a tradition builder, a soccer trainer of the very best caliber, and a humble but decided servant chief who’s dedicated to the success of Stanford’s student-athletes.”

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Stanford Cardinal quarterback Tavita Pritchard (14) takes a snapshot throughout a 23-20 loss to the UCLA Bruins on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on October 18, 2008. (Kirby Lee/Picture from Sport-USA TODAY Sports activities)

“I could not be extra excited to welcome Tavita, Caroline and their household again to campus.”

Pritchard started his teaching profession at Stanford in 2010 as a graduate assistant and labored his means up the ranks to turn into the staff’s offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2022 earlier than heading to the NFL.

Pritchard’s temporary stint within the NFL was impactful, as Commanders head coach Dan Quinn expressed excessive reward for his former assistant.

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“Tavita might be a improbable head coach, and I consider he might be particularly efficient at Stanford. Gamers have been drawn to him and he shortly earned their respect and mine,” Quinn mentioned in an announcement.

“Tavita is wise, collaborative, diligent and he brings individuals collectively. He’s the right coach to construct a successful program in at present’s faculty soccer panorama.”

Pritchard might be tasked with turning round a staff that’s 4-7 this season and hasn’t had greater than 4 wins in a season since 2018, when it went 9-4.

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