Andrew Luck fires Stanford’s Troy Taylor after hostile behavior claims

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford fired soccer coach Troy Taylor following a report final week that he had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers.

General manager Andrew Luck introduced the choice on Tuesday in his first main transfer since taking on in his position operating your entire soccer program.

“Since beginning my role as general manager, I have been thoroughly assessing the entire Stanford football program,” Luck stated in a press release Tuesday. “It has been clear that certain aspects of the program need change. Additionally, in recent days, there has been significant attention to Stanford investigations in previous years related to coach Taylor. After continued consideration it is evident to me that our program needs a reset. In consultation with university leadership I no longer believe that coach Taylor is the right coach to lead our football program.”

ESPN reported final week that Taylor had been investigated twice since taking on earlier than the 2023 season over allegations of hostile and aggressive habits, in addition to private assaults, in opposition to feminine employees members.

Each investigations decided that Taylor’s remedy of workers, notably of ladies, was inconsistent with Stanford’s requirements, in keeping with ESPN.

The second investigation concluded that Taylor retaliated in opposition to a compliance staffer who had discovered seven minor NCAA infractions by “seeking her removal from her assigned duties.”

The report stated investigators had by no means encountered “this palpable level of animosity and disdain” for a college compliance workplace, in keeping with ESPN.

Luck thanked Taylor for his time however stated it was necessary to instill the right tradition at Stanford.

“We have powerful traditions, incredible student-athletes, and a vision for the future that demonstrates our strong potential as a program,” Luck stated. “This vision includes an emphasis on a positive, winning, and inclusive culture. I am confident that we will return Stanford to the top echelon of college football.”

Luck was employed final November to supervise the soccer program and he reviews immediately to highschool President Jonathan Levin. Athletic director Bernard Muir introduced final month that he’s leaving on the finish of the tutorial yr and Stanford is in search of a alternative.

However Luck will likely be in control of the soccer program and now must discover a coach who can get the Cardinal again to being aggressive nationally.

From Luck’s first season as beginning quarterback in 2009 by way of the 2018 season, the Cardinal have been tied for the sixth most wins in FBS, taking part in in three Rose Bowls and two different BCS bowls in a 10-year span.

However Stanford is 20-46 in six seasons since then, with its .303 profitable share rating second worst to Vanderbilt amongst all energy convention groups in that span.

Taylor was employed after David Shaw stepped down in 2022 after his second straight 3-9 season. Taylor, who had helped construct Sacramento State into an FCS energy, went 3-9 in every of his two seasons with the Cardinal. Stanford went simply 1-10 at house in opposition to FBS opponents below Taylor.