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Dan Lyons

Six Options for Stanford Football's Next Head Coach After Firing Troy Taylor

Stanford Cardinal and NFL former quarterback Andrew Luck stands on the sidelines during the second quarter against the Oregon Ducks at Stanford Stadium. | Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Stanford football coach Troy Taylor was fired on Tuesday, on the heels of an ESPN report that the second-year coach was investigated for "hostile and aggressive behavior" towards colleagues—particularly women that work with the Cardinal program. Program general manager Andrew Luck confirmed the move, stating that the program "needs a reset."

Finding the right person for that reset will primarily fall on Luck's shoulders. With longtime athletic director Bernard Muir set to resign at the end of the academic year, the former Cardinal quarterback will set the path forward for the program.

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