Stanford football: Reich learning college sports world after long NFL coaching career

After coaching in the NFL from - including the last six seasons as a head coach Frank Reich is adjusting to running a college football project for the first time The Stanford interim head coach declared the biggest challenge so far since taking over on March hasn t been schematic Instead it s been the limited access to players In the NFL you re with these guys all day every day and you can stay as long as you want Reich informed reporters Tuesday in Charlotte North Carolina at ACC Kickoff the conference s preseason media event In college there s just a different deal You have to really pick and choose what you want to do and how much you want to put in and how far you can go with certain things Reich could use as much time as doable with the company as he attempts to break a cycle of four straight - seasons Reich was hired just before spring camp following the publication of misconduct statements that led to the firing of second-year coach Troy Taylor Stanford general manager Andrew Luck called on Reich his former coach with the Indianapolis Colts to lead the activity while Luck searched for a permanent replacement First I was a little bit hesitant Reich mentioned But then when I came out and I just realized I ve experienced a lot of things in life in the football world but I get an opportunity to coach Stanford I mean this is a unique place I ve been there for three months and I ve drank the Kool-Aid and it is different It is different in the best of means The coaching change came at an already turbulent time for the venture which had just finished its first season in the ACC The Cardinal lost its four leading tacklers and its top pass rusher this offseason There was even more turnover on offense the starting quarterback and the players who accounted for all rushing touchdowns and of receiving touchdowns are gone Reich a longtime NFL quarterback is taking advantage of the uncertainty surrounding what his new offense might look like There s still a little mystery to what we re going to do on offense and honestly I just want to keep it that way you know what I mean Reich commented The truth is we re going to be a hybrid of a bunch of different things or at least that s what we want everybody to think and let people figure it out as we go So don t really want to provide too much information there Answers will be coming sooner than usual Stanford which begins fall camp on Wednesday will play a Week match at Hawaii on Aug However Reich did say the band will focus on being physical regardless of what scheme it uses Related Articles CFP expansion forecast dims Big Ten not in the same place as SEC commish Petitti says Santa Clara men s hoops coach Herb Sendek extend deal through - season Big Ten football projections Penn State Ohio State lead the pack ahead of upside surprises CFB recap SEC media days Trump s planned EO and Pac- MW mediation Mailbag The contrarian event for the Pac- sticking with eight FB members I don t care if you re throwing it or running it you can t win if you re not physical and if you don t play with great effort and great intensity Reich announced That has to be part of the identity and then how the rest of it plays out you ll see as it unfolds Stanford did welcome a school-record transfers into the plan and Reich noted the crew has the right mindset as it enters a new era on The Farm I think as coaches you can come in and provide particular structure Reich noted You can provide new schemes that will bring a little bit of life and hope to the activity and I think that s really what Andrew and I have been trying to do is just provide a framework and a society that can give our association hope But I think our gang knows this is a participant s contest and it s up to them to make the plays on the field