STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford football general manager Andrew Luck was briefed on the two outside investigations into former coach Troy Taylor as part of his onboarding process when he returned to his alma mater in November, he said during a news conference to introduce interim coach Frank Reich on Tuesday.
"Even a week-and-a-half ago, I thought the direction for the program was different than where we are now," Luck said. "But with time, like on many things, and new data points and a deeper and new perspective, realized that it was time for a reset at the head-coaching position.