Muir was named the Cardinal’s athletics director in 2012 and has had the job during a period of intense change in college sports.

Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir is expected to resign after 13 years leading the Cardinal athletic department, according to a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel. The 56-year-old Muir had a tenure that saw the Stanford football program transition from David Shaw to Troy Taylor in a true changing of the guard on the gridiron.

Bernard Muir’s time at Stanford is coming to an end. The longtime athletic director is expected to resign from his position in the near future, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. When that move will take place, or who will replace Muir in the meantime, is still unknown.

Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir is expected to resign from his position, sources told ESPN, after 13 years at the school.

Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir plans to resign from his position before the end of the school year, sources confirmed to the Chronicle on Monday evening. This is Muir’s 13th year at Stanford.