By Stewart Mandel, Ralph D. Russo and Lauren Merola
Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir is expected to resign from his role after 13 years with the university, sources briefed on his plans confirmed Monday.
Muir, 56, saw Stanford football through its transition from longtime coach David Shaw to Troy Taylor in 2022 and the hiring of Andrew Luck in an expanded, “hands-on” general manager role in 2024.
One of Muir’s most defining marks at Stanford is his response to the conference realignment chaos. Muir helped Stanford find a new league after the Pac-12 collapsed in 2023, reaching a deal with the ACC in September 2023 to join as full members starting with the 2024-25 school year.
Muir said at the time Stanford will start at a 30 percent revenue share for the first seven years, then go to 70 percent in Year 8, 75 percent in Year 9 and 100 percent in Year 10.
“We thought this would be a great opportunity, even though the travel might not make some sense to some,” Muir said then. “Our student-athlete leadership told us, ‘We want to continue to compete at a high level.’ We think we can balance the travel with the academic rigor.”
This story will be updated.
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