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Stanford Reich Football
General Manager Andrew Luck, left, introduces Frank Reich as the new head coach of Stanford's college football team in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Emily Steinberger)
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — When Andrew Luck decided Stanford needed to change its head football coach at an unusual time in late March, he turned to a familiar face.
Luck reached out to his former NFL coach Frank Reich — who was in the middle of a shopping trip at Costco — and made the pitch for Reich to coach the team for one season to give Luck more time to find a long-term replacement.