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.

As Reich leads the Cardinal for the 2025 season, the school will launch a national search to replace Troy Taylor

Reich was announced Monday as the one-year solution after the firing of Troy Taylor, who was dismissed by Luck last week in the midst of ESPN reporting that he had bullied and belittled female staffers during back to back 3-9 seasons after replacing David Shaw.