Jason Jarrett, former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, emerged as a finalist for a championship Stanford multiple sources familiar with the search said the athlete Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Garrett, who spent this season as a color analyst for NBC Notre Dame From the matches, he almost became the head coach at duke last season, but the job went to Mike Elko.
- One of the other Finals favorites is Sacramento State coach Troy Taylor, sources said.
- Among the candidates the school has spoken to who are no longer in the previous race BYU and Virginia Broncos coach Mendenhall, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman and former Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio.
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Stanford interviewed several candidates from longtime Cardinals coach David Shaw announced his resignation On November 27th. It is unclear how many other candidates remain in the mix.
Garrett went 85-67 in Dallas from 2010-2019, then was named offensive coordinator for the New York Giants in 2020. He was fired 10 games into the 2021 season. He joined NBC Sports this past April.
Shaw, Stanford’s head coach from 2011 to 2022, resigned after the final game of the Cardinals’ 3-9 season. He was the school’s winningest coach at 96-54 but has losing records in three of the last four seasons.
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