Report: Troy Taylor's Stanford football staff blindsided by his firing

March 27, 2025

By Brandon Huffman, CBS Sports: Stanford legend Andrew Luck is once again at the center of the program he helped elevate more than a decade ago. This time, it’s not as a quarterback — but as the general manager, where he’s now leading a new era for Cardinal football.

On Tuesday, Luck made his most consequential move yet, firing head coach Troy Taylor. The decision, which he made in concert with University leadership but ultimately was his, came just days after ESPN reported Taylor was under investigation for employee abuse — a probe that had not been publicly known prior to the story’s publication.

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Fallout at Stanford: Troy Taylor out, staff stunned, Andrew Luck goes into decision mode with options to weigh

The news of the head coach's firing caught much of the football staff by surprise on vacation

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