"It's the greatest game in our country": Former Colts QB Andrew Luck fired up at College GameDay after massive move

Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck will be returning to his former college football team, the Stanford Cardinal, only this time as the general manager. The Stanford graduate will work towards initiating structural changes in both the football and business aspects of the program.

On Saturday, Luck shared his thoughts on his new role during an interview with "College GameDay."

“I imagine us being very hands-on, and yeah, we do have a vision, and I think we are under no illusion about the landscape of college sports as well. I believe deeply in the unique value proposition of Stanford and Stanford athletics as well. It’s the greatest athletic department and most successful athletic department in the country.

We’re excited for football to do its part at the home of champions. We’re looking for the best and the brightest. I think we’ve got a lot of them. We’re looking for tough kids, and we will be competitive in retaining and recruiting the best talent out there. I am excited to be back in football. It’s the greatest game in our country," he said.

The team will hope that Andrew Luck’s presence can turn things around for the program and guide it back into the national conversation after five disappointing seasons.

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Stanford hires Andrew Luck as GM in calculated move

For years, Stanford has been playing catch-up in the world of modern college football. Andrew Luck has taken up the role of the general manager of the school’s football program with the aim of fixing this problem.

Typically, head coaches hold complete power over their school’s football program. The increasing popularity of the revenue share model is exposing holes in this structure which has prompted many programs to consider nontraditional front office structures.

As the general manager of Stanford’s football program, Luck will oversee tasks that are typically under the jurisdiction of the head coach. He will not report to the head coach and will be responsible for roster and recruiting decisions. In short, Luck will have more authority than the head coach and will work with coaching staff on personnel decisions.

This structure allows the head coach to focus squarely on coaching-related tasks and less on recruitment and business-related responsibilities. If Luck is successful in this role, we could see other colleges adopt a similar structure.