A Power Four football job unexpectedly opened on Tuesday when Stanford general manager Andrew Luck fired Troy Taylor. Already adjusting to bicoastal life in the ACC, a Stanford football coaching search is underway as the Cardinal try to stabilize a program that has gone six years without a winning season. Despite recent struggles, Stanford still has a rich history and deep ties in the coaching ranks in both college and the NFL. Who are the top names to watch in the Stanford football coaching search? If you love the Cardinal, or just want to know who will be calling the shots for Stanford in the future, be sure to see what the proven team of experts are saying at Cardinal247, the 247Sports affiliate that covers Stanford.
The Cardinal247 experts are providing on-the-ground updates on every development surrounding Taylor’s firing and the future of the Stanford football program, including insights from Lorenzo J. Reyna, who has deep-rooted ties inside the Stanford program. Get all the inside scoop on the search, plus and VIP intel on Stanford football, basketball, recruiting and more, as well as access to the Cardinal247 VIP forums, where you can connect with other Stanford fans and insiders.
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Top Stanford football coach candidates
One name the staff has identified as a potential target on the Stanford football coaching hot board is Maryland offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton. The 50-year-old veteran coach has spent most of his career as an offensive coordinator and/or quarterbacks coach for major collegiate programs and in the NFL.
Most notable is his direct connect to Luck, who he coached both at Stanford and with the Indianapolis Colts. Hamilton was Luck’s offensive coordinator during his senior season in Palo Alto and then joined him in the same capacity in Indianapolis from 2012-15.
Hamilton’s only head-coaching experience, however, was in the XFL with the DC Defenders during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign. He also was out of coaching in 2022 and 2023 before returning to Maryland last season, where the Terrapins ranked 100th nationally in scoring offense. See more candidates at Cardinal247.
How to get insider Stanford coaching search updates
The rest of the list includes several other exciting possibilities, including a big-name former NFL coach and the head coach of a recent College Football Playoff team. You can only see who they are at Cardinal247.
Who are the top names in the Stanford football coaching search, and which former NFL head coach could be in the mix? Go to Cardinal247 to see their Stanford coaching hot board and more, all from a team of reporters with extensive experience covering the Cardinal, and find out.
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