Stanford's Luck expands on Taylor firing
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“It has been clear that certain aspects of the program need change,” Luck said in a statement provided to The Athletic.
From The New York Times
Stanford is hiring Reich for the 2025 season, and it will search for a full-time coach after that.
From USA Today
“It was time for a reset at the head coaching position,” Luck said.
From The New York Times
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Luck seemingly initiated the firing of his football coach, but he reportedly stood behind Taylor during a recent team meeting
The former Indianapolis Colts quarterback said Frank Reich is the "perfect steward" for the Cardinal in 2025 after his former NFL coach agreed to be the interim for the ACC program during the upcoming season, per Christopher Kamrani of The Athletic.
Stanford has fired coach Troy Taylor less than a week after it was revealed that university investigations found he mistreated female staffers, according to documents obtained by ESPN. The decision was announced by general manager Andrew Luck on Tuesday.
Luck moved quickly in his new role as general manager of the football program, hiring Reich less than a week after making the decision to fire Taylor following a report that became public saying Taylor had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers.
Andrew Luck has said nothing about the multiple investigations of Stanford coach Troy Taylor. Privately, Luck has apparently made his position known. Dan Wetzel of ESPN.com notes in a column regarding the situation that his colleague who broke the story of the Taylor situation,
It was reported last week that Taylor had been investigated twice over allegations of hostile and aggressive behavior, as well as personal attacks, against female staff members.
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When Andrew Luck decided Stanford needed to change its head football coach at an unusual time in late March, he turned to a familiar face.
Andrew Luck almost retired one year earlier. Entering the 2018 season -- his seventh with the Indianapolis Colts -- fresh off of a 2017 campaign spent on the sidelines due to a shoulder injury, Luck had serious questions about his future.