Stanford is hiring Sacramento State's Troy Taylor arsenic the program's adjacent caput shot coach, sources confirmed to ESPN connected Saturday.
Taylor, who graduated from Cal, has been the manager astatine Sacramento State since 2019. The Hornets were upset by Incarnate Word successful the quarterfinal circular of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs connected Friday night, paving the mode for Taylor's determination to Stanford.
The Sacramento Bee was archetypal to study Taylor's
The 54-year aged Taylor is simply a two-time Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year (2019, '21) won the 2019 Eddie Robinson Award arsenic FCS manager of the twelvemonth and is simply a finalist again this twelvemonth aft starring his squad to a 12-0 grounds earlier Friday's loss.
The Stanford occupation opened erstwhile David Shaw resigned successful November aft 12 seasons. He was the winningest manager successful Stanford past with a 96-54 record. His resignation came aft back-to-back 3-9 seasons and a 14-28 agelong since the commencement of 2019.
Former Dallas Cowboys coach, Jason Garrett, was reportedly funny successful the job, but removed himself from consideration connected Thursday.