For former Stanford soccer coach Troy Taylor said his dismissal last month It was “without cause” and that its interpretation in the media of intimidation employees has been “unjust, incorrect and contrary to my professional history” in a statement issued Wednesday.
Taylor was fired by Stanford and the new general manager of Cardinal Andrew Luck following an ESPN report on the boat that the The coach had investigated twice By his Degradation treatment Or employees, particularly women, last their two seasons at school. The first investigation ended with a signed statement of February 2024 that Taylor knew that he could be fired if his conduct continued. He remained at fair work although both probes discovered that their behavior was not up to Stanford’s standards.
Both investigations were completed before the luck, the former Stanford field marshal, took his position the past fall. Earl this month, the cardinal hired former Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich as his interim coach for the year.
Taylor, a former star marshal in Cal, arrived in Stanford in 2023 to replace David Shaw after 30-8 in three seasons in the state of Sacramento. Taylor’s cardinal teams get used to 3-9 both seasons. Stanford has not won more than four games in any of the last six seasons and has had problems adapting in the era of payments of name, image and likeness (null) and the transfer portal.
When Taylor was fired, Luck said the program needed a “restart” and that “in consultation with university leadership, I don’t think coach Taylor is the right coach to lead our football program.”
On Wednesday, Taylor recognized both investigations, but denied any irregularity and said he never received copies of the reports. The citations of the reports were used in the History of ESPN that he first revealed that Taylor had investigated twice twice by the school. He also said that Stanford is in honor of his contract and pointed out that he was given an increase shortly after the first investment, then asked to write it after the second investigation.
The statement was Published in the Social Network Platform X By Ross Deller of Yahoo Sports.
“I stay from my effort to lead with integrity in Stanford and Alder and build a winning team and culture that is inclusive and respectful of all,” Taylor wrote in part in the statement.
Here is Taylor’s complete statement:
For 30 years, I have a leg coach and educator and educator at the secondary and university level. I have great success in the team with each program that I have trained, without a single problem or complaint about my treatment with others. I applied the same approach and values to a Stanford program that deals with some underground divis.
Private investigation in the workplace was a recent revealed improvised manner to local and national media. The investigation that Tok Place in June 2023 was made due to a complaint by an Atlético administrator who said I tried to eliminate her as our football administrator for an unfair reason. There, I did not agree with the complaint, I have touched it seriously and cooperated completely. The investigation, which I have never seen, concluded that it did not acted unfairly. On February 29, 2024, Stanford gave me a contract extension and an increase because they told me we were building something special.
Later, in March 2024, a member of the Compliance Office filed a second complaint about a discussion about physical speed in what Stanford players could separate themselves in a tour. This was resolved in July 2024. Two other witnesses (a man and a woman) were present in the initial discussion about the speed at which players could separate in a tour. Both told me at that moment that my behavior was appropriate.
However, I voluntarily fulfilled the second investigation, this time based on this interaction of the letter. Based on the conclusion of the researcher related to this interaction, with which I was in cloud, Stanford asked me to fix a agreed to lift and change my tone. I accepted Stanford’s demand last summer for the good of the team. I did not show the second private and confidential report that was also incorrectly revealed to ESPN. I am not the issue of any other complaint or investigation since the investigation ended last summer.
The portrait of the media recently of me is unfair, incorrect and contrary to my professional history and the person I am and always has been. The truth is that Stanford terminated me without cause and, as results, he is honoring the original payment terms of my contract. I keep my effort to lead with integrity in Stanford and Alder and build a winning team and culture that is inclusive and respectful of all. I firmly believe in players, coaches and staff currently in Stanford. While I am missing that Stanford has now decided that I am no longer the right person to lead the football team, I am grateful for my time in Stanford and I wish Stanford and the football team the best. “
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