When Oregon State transfer Ben Gulbranson was named the starting QB to begin the year, you could point to his experience being a huge positive on his ledger, especially with interim coach Frank Reich's new offense. Having someone with a number of reps under center to begin the season made sense.

Former NFL head coach Frank Reich is serving as Stanford's interim football coach for the 2025 season. Here's a closer look at how it came to be:

Stanford fell 23-20 to the Rainbow Warriors on a last-second field goal as quarterback Ben Gulbranson struggled in his Cardinal debut.