Andrew Luck, the most significant recruit during the Jim Harbaugh era at Stanford, a quarterback who led the Cardinal from woefully bad to national prominence, is returning The Farm as the football program’s general manager, ESPN reported on Saturday.
“I think Stanford is taking an assertive and innovative step,” Luck, who starred for the Cardinal from 2009-2011 after redshirting in 2008, told the news organization. “We’re undoubtedly the best athletic department in college sports. We have to re-prove it in football, and we’re excited to be part of that challenge.”
According to ESPN, Luck will oversee the entire program in a redefined role from the traditional college general manager.
Instead of being primarily a subordinate to the head coach, Luck, 35, will preside over the coaching staff, player personnel staff and recruiting, as well as the business side of the program.
It is no secret that Stanford has struggled to keep pace during the Name, Image and Likeness era of college sports.
The announcement of Luck’s return comes one day after Stanford lost to San Jose State to complete its fourth consecutive 3-9 season, the past two under coach Troy Taylor.
“I’m a product of this place,” Luck said in an interview with ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “Besides my folks and the friends and extended family I grew up with, Stanford, this is home for my wife and I. I’m profoundly influenced by Jim Harbaugh, David Shaw, Pep Hamilton and all the coaches and professors that I’ve ever had.”
Luck, who has remained close to his alma mater since leaving for the NFL as the No. 1 overall pick by the Indianapolis Colts in 2012, said the idea of rejoining Stanford football first surfaced when he spoke to school president Jonathan Levin about a month ago.
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According to Luck, Levin suggested, “Why don’t you run football, Andrew?”
Luck most recently served as quarterbacks coach at Palo Alto High School, which is across the street from Stanford Stadium, and began working on his Master’s degree at Stanford in 2022.
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Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
