Football in Stanford needs to “reset”, the football coach, Toy Taylor

The school announced on Tuesday that Stanford launched a football coach Toya Taylor.

The decision comes a week after ESPN stated that two external companies found Taylor to intimidate and disappear from sports employees, and sought to remove a compliance officer to NCAA after she warned him of violations of the rules and repeatedly issued “inappropriate” comments on another woman about her appearance.

“Since I started my role as a general manager, I have made a comprehensive evaluation of the Stanford Football Program. It was clear that some aspects of the program needed change,” Andrew Lac, General Manager of Stanford said in a statement. “In recent days, there has been a great interest in Stanford’s investigations in previous years related to coach Taylor.

“After constant consideration, it is clear to me that our program needs to be reset. In consultation with university leadership, I no longer think that coach Taylor is the right coach in leading our football program. Coach Taylor was informed today and that the change is effective immediately.”

It is not clear whether the university will have to pay the remaining Taylor contract.

In response to the ESPN report last week, Stanford said Taylor had complied with investigations and was committed to improving his behavior. The sources told ESPN that luck met with the team in the presence of Taylor on Thursday and doubled his support for the coach.

A statement by the General Manager of Stanford Football Company Andrew Lac.

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According to the documents obtained by ESPN, investigations began after many employees filed complaints against Taylor for what they had made hostile and aggressive behavior, as well as personal attacks. School Kate Wifer Patterson, from KWP Consulting & Mediation, rented to investigate the Spring of 2023.

After the first investigation, Taylor signed a warning letter on February 14, 2024, admitting that he could be expelled if the behavior continues, according to the documents. Additional complaints were documented in another investigation that ended on July 24, but Taylor remained at work.

The second investigation indicated evidence that this is a continuous pattern of behavior behavior by coach Taylor. ” Holding and contempt for the university compliance office.

“Even during the interview with me, when talking about compliance issues, the tone of coach Taylor was strong and aggressive.”

Taylor’s treatment of the team compliance with the team “inappropriate, discriminatory based on her gender”, said that it had a “great negative impact” on the employee. O’Brien concluded that Taylor took revenge on compliance staff by “requesting her removal from her specific duties” after it raised concerns about violations of NCAA rules related to illegal practices and the eligibility of the player.

O’Brien explained the potential disciplinary procedures, including the termination, under NCAA regulations if the employee has recovered, “such as intimidation, threat or harassment with a person who raises a claim.”

One of the sources told direct knowledge Espn that Taylor “lost the cabinet room”. Two sources told ESPN that Taylor’s behavior extends beyond the employees of the Sports Compliance Department and the Compliance Office and in this field.

Taylor was 3-9 seasons before his expulsion. He was formerly the main coach in Sacramento State.

In an ESPN statement last week, Taylor said he was using investigations as a “educational opportunity”.

Taylor said: “I complied with a good mind, and accepted the recommendations that came out of it, and used it as an educational opportunity to grow in driving and how I interact with others,” Taylor said. “I look forward to continuing to work cooperatively and my colleagues so that we can succeed in our football program together.”

Taylor did not immediately respond to an ESPN letter on Tuesday.

The Thamel House contributed to this report.