Stanford football has brought in a familiar face to become its next head coach.

The school announced Friday that it had hired Tavita Pritchard, who played quarterback for Stanford from 2006 to 2009, to be its next head coach. The 38-year-old is currently the Washington Commanders quarterbacks coach and will begin his role as head coach immediately after the team’s game against the Denver Broncos. 

Pritchard is taking over for interim head coach Frank Reich, who replaced Troy Taylor in the spring after Taylor was dismissed for allegations of bullying and belittling staff. 

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Pritchard was hired by the man who replaced him at quarterback at Stanford: Andrew Luck. Luck is the school’s general manager and said that Pritchard is the right person to lead Stanford into its next great era. 

"Winning in college football today requires a leader of men who can build and motivate teams, recruit future stars, and develop and connect with talent," Luck said in a statement.

"Tavita Pritchard is exactly the right head coach at the right time to help us build on the foundation of this season and lead Stanford football to its next great era. Coach Pritchard is a culture builder, a teacher of football of the highest caliber, and a humble yet determined servant leader who is committed to the success of Stanford’s student-athletes."

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"I could not be more excited to welcome Tavita, Caroline and their family back to campus."

Pritchard began his coaching career in 2010 at Stanford as a graduate assistant and worked his way up the ranks to become the team’s offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2022 before departing for the NFL. 

Pritchard’s short stint in the NFL was impactful, as Commanders head coach Dan Quinn offered high praise for his former assistant. 

"Tavita will be a fantastic head coach, and I believe he will be especially effective at Stanford. Players gravitate to him, and he quickly earned their respect and mine," Quinn said in a statement. 

"Tavita is smart, collaborative, diligent and he brings people together. He is the perfect coach to build a winning program in today’s college football landscape."

Pritchard will be tasked with turning around a team that is 4-7 this season, and has not had more than four wins in a season since 2018, when it went 9-4.

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The Chicago Bears are out to prove they are for real, and their Black Friday victory may have very well done it.

The Bears went on the road to Philadelphia and dismantled the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles with a 24-15 win.

The Bears dominated on the ground, rushing for 281 yards. For the first time since 1985, they had two 100-yard rushers in the same game.

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After the game, though, the party was on in the locker room, and first-year head coach Ben Johnson found himself right in the thick of it, partying shirtless and leading a chant.

"Good, better, best. Never let it rest 'til your good gets better and your better gets best," Bears players and Johnson shouted after the head coach flexed his muscles.

Johnson's exuberance bubbled over in the locker room — though there was an apparent method to his toplessness. The Wieners Circle, a Chicago hot dog stand, offered free hot dogs if Johnson took off his shirt after any victory this season.

"These guys just feel pretty good about what they just did," Johnson said before video of his celebration emerged. "It was hard to go on the road and beat a good team like that."

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Last season, the Bears' Thanksgiving loss at Detroit led to the firing of coach Matt Eberflus and was their sixth straight of what ballooned into a 10-game losing streak. A year later, the Bears bullied Philadelphia's defensive line for a relatively easy win.

"They have a lot of belief in what we’re doing. They have a lot of belief in themselves," Johnson said. "They have a lot of belief in this coaching staff. And so that confidence just starts to develop and continues to bubble over."

The Bears, winners of five straight, head to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers, while the Eagles will look to get back on track in a Monday night contest in Los Angeles against the Chargers on Dec. 8.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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