
Stanford football general manager Andrew Luck, who was hired by the university in November, fired head coach Troy Taylor on Tuesday, marking his first major change to the program.
"Since beginning my role as general manager, I have been thoroughly assessing the entire Stanford football program," Luck said in a statement. "It has been clear that certain aspects of the program need change. Additionally, in recent days, there has been significant attention to Stanford investigations in previous years related to Coach Taylor.