Dak Prescott a 'big endorser' of Jason Garrett getting Stanford job

Stanford could be looking to reel in a big fish for its head coaching job as a report came out linking former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett to the job. Shortly after, one of Garrett’s former players made it clear he’s in his corner.

Dak Prescott met with reporters Thursday and vouched his support for Garrett, who served as the Cowboys’ head coach from 2011-19. The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel reported Stanford’s pursuit of Garrett, who currently serves as an analyst for NBC.

Prescott sure sounds like he wants to see his former coach back on the sidelines.

“Big endorser of that,” Prescott said, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “I hope he gets it. I’m willing to talk to whoever I can to endorse him and talk about how great of a coach he is. I just think he’d be huge for a program like that that’s so prestigious.”

This is the second consecutive year Garrett’s name has come up in a college coaching search even though he’s never coached at the collegiate level. Last year, he was reportedly in the running for a Duke job that eventually went to Mike Elko. Now, Stanford is hot in pursuit.

Report: Former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett emerges as top candidate at Stanford

Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett has emerged as a top candidate for the open job at Stanford, according to a report from Stewart Mandel on Thursday. Multiple sources reported to the Athletic that Garrett is a finalist for the position, despite never having coached in the collegiate ranks.

The former Princeton quarterback was the NFL Coach of the Year in 2016 with the Cowboys.

Following his playing days, Garrett took his first coaching job in the NFL as quarterbacks assistant coach under Nick Saban at Miami. After receiving an offer for the offensive coordinator job with the Cowboys, he moved up the staff until eventually taking the head job in 2010.

The David Shaw era at Stanford came to an abrupt end in late November. The program announced following their final game of the season that the longtime leader of the Cardinal is stepping down.