"Freeman is a longtime donor to Stanford football, as he financed the country's first endowed head coaching position in 1988, and the school named the head coaching job after him. It will help us to recruit top talent and compete at the highest level, school president Jonathan Levin said of the donation in a release. Brad's generosity and commitment to football will benefit our entire athletics department, as excellence in football will support success across all 36 varsity sports."
"Amid the financial changes in college sports the influx of Name, Image and Likeness payments and the addition of revenue sharing after the House v. NCAA settlement Stanford has seen upheaval in its own administrative structure. Former football coach Troy Taylor, who replaced four-time Pac-12 coach of the year David Shaw, was fired last offseason after two years, as reports of his treatment of female staffers came to light. Athletic director Bernard Muir resigned in February, being replaced by John Donahoe just last month."
Bradford M. Freeman donated $50 million to Stanford's football program, providing substantial support for institutional Name, Image and Likeness initiatives and creating five new football scholarships. Freeman previously financed the country's first endowed head coaching position in 1988 and helped endow the Freeman Spogli Institute in 2005 with Ron Spogli. Freeman graduated from Stanford in 1964, worked in private equity, and served 10 years on the university's board of trustees. Stanford's athletics leadership has experienced recent turnover, including the firing of coach Troy Taylor and the resignation of athletic director Bernard Muir. Andrew Luck became general manager of football last November.
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