Rules and Regulations
...hletic director, Nelson participates in meetings, makes executive decisions and keeps the football staff informed about the coaching search. (The other finalist, Pittsburgh head coach Walt Harris, could interview on campus Friday or Saturday, according to sources.) But for all his duties, Nelson does not coordinate the recruiting. That task falls to assistant coach Tom Quinn, who doubles as the recruiting coordinator, and Matt Doyle, the assistant director for football operations and recruiting. Stanford received six oral commitments during Teevens' tenure, which it will honor. Until a new coach is hired, it will not offer any of the eight to 10 remaining scholarships. "We have a list of the kids, and we sit down and say, "OK, this coach has to see this kid, and this coach has to see that kid,'" Doyle said. "It's kind of a brain teaser, because we have 50 kids, seven permissible coaches on the road and six weeks of evaluation ... and the matchups have to be right." It's not easy, but it was much more difficult three years ago, when Tyrone Willingham and his staff left for Notre Dame, and the Cardinal survived quite well. For two crucial weeks in January 2002, Stanford football was essentially a three-man operation: Dave Tipton, the only holdover assistant, visited prospects; Doyle coordinated from the office; and associate athletic dir...