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Former Stanford football coach Troy Taylor files defamation suit against ESPN

August 1, 2025

By Chris Cwik, Yahoo Sports: Former Stanford football coach Troy Taylor isn’t happy with the way he was portrayed in an ESPN article that may have ultimately led to his firing. Taylor reportedly filed a defamation lawsuit against ESPN and reporter Xuan Thai for making false statements intended to smear Taylor’s reputation, according to a complaint obtained by The Athletic.

Taylor took issue with an ESPN article written by Thai in March which accused Taylor of bullying and belittling female staffers. Shortly after that report emerged, Taylor was fired by team general manager Andrew Luck. In his statement, Luck cited “significant attention to Stanford investigations” as part of the reason for the firing.

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