Amid a difficult year, Stanford football received a massive, much-needed boost when Bradford M. Freeman, a former Cardinal football player and former university trustee, donated $50 million to the program in an effort to aid NIL efforts. The gift includes "significant support for institutional NIL and creates five new football scholarships for student-athletes," the university's release said.

"With Brad's incredible gift, we are positioned to win on the field and build a bridge to a sustainable future for Stanford football," said Andrew Luck, the former Stanford and Colts star who took over as Stanford's general manager last year. "The ability to support our players through new scholarships and institutional NIL will reinforce Stanford as the preeminent place in the country to

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