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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.

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 le

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