Former Stanford football coach Troy Taylor sues ESPN for his honor and loss
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a Former college football coach He reportedly sues ESPN for honor loss after being fired following an outlet that published a story about his suspected behavior.
Troy Taylor I was fired from Stanford In March, over allegations of bullying and disrespect – but he said he was portrayed “unfairly” in April and let go “for no reason.”
Now, he is clearly taking his case to a new level.
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Stanford Cardinal head coach Troy Taylor watches video replays on the main scoreboard, which will be playing against the Southern Methodist Mustang at Stanford Stadium in the fourth quarter. (Imagn image of Darren Yamashita-Immagn)
According to Sacramento BeeTaylor’s lawsuit alleges that ESPN’s story highlighting Taylor’s actions led to the firing of fire from Stanford.
The story stated that “several employees filed complaints about Taylor about what they call hostile and aggressive behaviour, not just personal attacks.” “Both studies found that the treatment of Taylor employees, particularly women, was inconsistent with Stanford’s standards.”
“These statements were false and the ESPN and (reporter Xuan) Thais knew they were false at the time they were made,” Taylor’s lawyers alleges.
Taylor was like that First investigated over a year agohe signed the warning letter on February 14th last year, closing in July with his second investigation. Taylor “opposed the complaint” but said he “taked it seriously and cooperated completely.” The investigation said it “concluded that I did not act unfairly,” and was given an extension and a salary increase at the end of the following February “because we were told we were making something special.”
Taylor said the second investigation was “about the discussion of the body speed that Stanford players can take part in walkthroughs,” but that July was resolved.
“Two other witnesses (one man and one woman) were present during the initial discussion about the speed at which players could take part in the walkthrough, both of whom told me that my actions were appropriate,” Taylor said.

Stanford Cardinal manager Troy Taylor responds after calling a timeout against the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on November 23, 2024. (Imagn image of Darren Yamashita-Immagn)
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In his April statement, he said both investigations were “improperly disclosed” to the media. Taylor said the original investigation was about “a complaint from athletic manager who claimed he tried to take her away as a football manager on unfair reasons.”
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