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MIAMI -- This was better than any goodbye speech they could give.Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Andrew Luck, expected to leave for bigger and brighter football pastures, capped the most successful season in school history by orchestrating a 40-12 victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl Monday night.
Harbaugh, in his fourth season at Stanford, is expected to be lured away immediately either by the NFL or by the University of Michigan, his alma mater. Luck, a redshirt sophomore, is expected to announce his intention to leave school for the NFL Draft, where he will likely be the No. 1 pick..
For now, they were hand-in-hand in convincing a national television audience and the 65,453 in attendance that Stanford belongs among the nation's elite football programs.
Stanford (12-1) set a school record for most victories in season, just four years after finishing 1-11, the season before Harbaugh arrived.
Luck, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, carved up the Virginia Tech defense like he was carving up a New Year's turkey, throwing four touchdown passes, including three to tight end Coby Fleener.
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