What a welcome sight it was to see Andrew Luck back in Stanford on Saturday night.
The former Cardinal quarterback returned to his old stomping grounds ahead of his College Football Hall of Fame induction. But as he usually does, he took the spotlight off himself during a sideline interview and shared it with some extremely impactful Stanford women:
For me, it’s certainly the College Football Hall of Fame today but it’s the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Stanford inducted 10 incredible women and they’re going to be honored at halftime… It’s special to share this night with women and its especially topical because I have two girls now. And I want my girls to have all the opportunities in the world that little boys get as well.
It’s cool that we almost never hear from Andrew Luck but when he’s on TV he goes out of his way to say this pic.twitter.com/108KtDjTYF
— giuliana (@familygiuls) September 11, 2022
The NFL world reacted to Luck’s statements on social media.
“Andrew Luck gets it,” one user replied. “Love this.”
Andrew Luck gets it. Love this. https://t.co/dRTKMnxLQn
— Jason Overstreet (@JasonOverstreet) September 11, 2022
“I love how he brought it up,” another said.
i love how he brought it up https://t.co/8Ur8W9sD3N
— 🌸 spring neptune 🌸 (@whoroevsky) September 11, 2022
“He’s such a good guy,” commented FOX 59’s CJ Hoyt.
He’s such a good guy. https://t.co/7HFwBx8C4W
— CJHoytNews (@CJHoytNews) September 11, 2022
“THIS. AND THIS ONLY. AND MORE OF THIS PLEASE,” tweeted Emily Ehman.
THIS. AND THIS ONLY. AND MORE OF THIS PLEASE. 🙌 https://t.co/8GWEgTAu2Z
— Emily Ehman (@emilyehman) September 11, 2022
“Love it,” replied Kyle Long.
Love it https://t.co/SiJbix975J
— kyle (@Ky1eLong) September 11, 2022
Well said, Mr. Luck.