Stanford tabs Sacramento State’s Taylor as coach

Sacramento State’s Troy Taylor has been called the new football coach at Stanford, the school revealed on Saturday.Taylor, who graduated

from Cal, has actually been the coach at Sacramento State considering that 2019. The Hornets were upset by Incarnate Word in the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs on Friday night, leading the way for Taylor’s move to Stanford.”I am enjoyed be the brand-new head football coach at Stanford University,”Taylor stated in a declaration. “The chance to lead the finest student-athletes in the country is genuinely a dream become a reality, and I would like to thank President Tessier-Lavigne, Provost Drell and Bernard Muir. I believe that Stanford Football is completely placed to become champs on the football field while preserving our world-class track record for academic quality. ” 1 Related Taylor, 54, is a two-time Huge Sky Conference Coach of the Year(2019, ’21)won the 2019 Eddie Robinson Award as

FCS coach of the

year and is a finalist once again this year after leading his group to a 12-0 record before Friday’s loss. “I am thrilled to invite Troy and his family to Stanford,”director of athletics Bernard Muir said in a declaration.” Troy is a proven winner who has experienced success at lots of levels of football. Throughout our visits together he showed an understanding of what makes Stanford unique, and a deep desire to capitalize on our special strengths. He has an incredible football mind and has a long history of caring deeply for the student-athletes he leads. I am delighted for the next chapter of Cardinal football and eager for our student-athletes to experience Troy’s passion, knowledge and management. “The Stanford task opened when David Shaw resigned in November after 12 seasons. He was the winningest coach in Stanford history with a 96-54 record. His resignation came after back-to-back 3-9 seasons

and a 14-28 stretch since the start of 2019. Former Dallas Cowboys coach, Jason Garrett, was supposedly interested in the task however eliminated himself from factor to consider on Thursday.