"What Coach Harbaugh and that whole staff instilled in us was, with this brotherhood, with this team, we can work ourselves to be able to play and go toe-to-toe with anybody. You can call it naivete, you can call it overconfidence, audacity, whatever the word you want to use is. Our belief will be shaped and is already being shaped by the connection and brotherhood in there."
"The program Pritchard inherits is in better shape than the one-win team Harbaugh took over 19 years ago thanks to building blocks put in place by general manager Andrew Luck in his first year in the role and a stronger commitment to football from the university, including $100 million in fundraising this past year."
"Tavita Pritchard's college playing career took off when he helped lead Stanford to one of the most stunning upsets in college football history against Southern California, a win that helped lay the foundation for the Cardinal becoming a West Coast powerhouse."
Tavita Pritchard returns to Stanford as head coach with a mission to restore a program that has not had a winning record in seven years. His college career included leading Stanford to a major upset over No. 2 USC as a 41-point underdog in 2007, an experience he credits with lessons in belief, brotherhood and audacity. Pritchard emphasizes that strong team connection can enable players to compete with anyone. The program benefits from building blocks installed by general manager Andrew Luck and a stronger university commitment, including $100 million in recent fundraising. Luck interviewed about 30 candidates and valued Pritchard's knowledge of balancing high academics with athletics.
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