Stanford football has received a $50 million gift from former player Bradford Freeman, the school announced Wednesday, a boost to a program seeking a turnaround under general manager Andrew Luck.
Among other things, the donation will cover five new football scholarships and help with name, image and likeness payments.
“With Brad’s incredible gift, we are positioned to win on the field and build a bridge to a sustainable future for Stanford football,” Luck said in a statement. “The ability to support our players through new scholarships and institutional NIL will reinforce Stanford as the preeminent place in the country to be a football scholar-athlete.”
Freeman, a 1964 graduate, attended Stanford on a football scholarship and has remained involved with the university ever since.