Stanford’s football program announced a massive cash infusion Wednesday as college sports enter a new era of revenue sharing.

Former Cardinal player Bradford M. Freeman has donated $50 million to the program, the school said in a release.

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.”

Freeman graduated from Stanford in 1964 and went into private equit

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