Luck moved quickly in his new role as general manager of the football program, hiring Reich less than a week after making the decision to fire Taylor following a report that became public saying Taylor had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers.

Who could the Cardinal turn toward? The timing puts Stanford in a tough spot with candidate pool that doesn't feel deep.

Andrew Luck made an enormous move as Stanford football general manager on Tuesday. He fired head football coach Troy Taylor saying the program needs a reset. Luck was brought on to reshape an athletic program,