Nick BrombergSenior writerFri, November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM UTC·1 min readStanford is turning to another former quarterback for its next head coach.
According to ESPN, the school is hiring Washington Commanders assistant coach Tavita Pritchard as its next head coach. Frank Reich has been the Cardinal’s interim coach in 2025 following Troy Taylor’s firing in the spring.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPritchard has been the quarterbacks coach for the Commanders since the start of the 2023 season. He came to Washington after he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Cardinal for the previous five seasons.
Before he was the team’s offensive coordinator, he also served as the wide receivers coach and running backs coach along with a two-year stint as a defensive assistant after starting as a grad assistant in 2010.
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