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American football coach (born 1987)
Tavita Pritchard is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the Stanford Cardinal. Pritchard played college football at Stanford, and was a member of the team that upset USC in the 2007 victory over the Trojans - widely considered one of the biggest upsets in college football history. He entered coaching as a graduate assistant with Stanford in 2010; he was named offensive coordinator in 2018. Pritchard served as the Washington Commanders' quarterback coach from 2023 to 2025 before being named Stanford's head coach for the 2026 season.
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Private university in California, US
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Jr., who died from typhoid at the age of 15.
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