Former Stanford coach, accused of bullying staff, says school fired him 'without cause'

After being fired by Stanford University implicit allegations of bullying and belittling staff, Troy Taylor said helium has been portrayed "unfairly" and was fired "without cause."

Taylor was archetypal investigated implicit a twelvemonth ago, which led to him signing a informing missive Feb. 14 and a 2nd probe that concluded July 24.

In a connection released Wednesday, though, Taylor said helium has not been taxable to different complaints since past and adjacent forfeited a rise "for the involvement of the team."

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Stanford caput manager Troy Taylor reacts arsenic helium watches the video committee during the archetypal fractional of a crippled against SMU successful Stanford, Calif., Oct. 19, 2024.  (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

"For 30 years, I person been a manager and pedagogue astatine the precocious schoolhouse and collegiate level. I person had large squad occurrence with each programme that I person coached, without a azygous contented oregon ailment astir my attraction of others. I applied the aforesaid attack and values to a Stanford programme dealing with immoderate upheaval," Taylor said.

Taylor said some investigations were "improperly disclosed" to the media. The archetypal probe, Taylor said, was astir "a ailment from an diversion head that claimed that I tried to region her arsenic our shot head for an unfair reason."

Taylor said helium "disagreed with the complaint" but "took it earnestly and afloat cooperated." The investigation, Taylor said, "concluded that I did not enactment unfairly," and helium was fixed an hold and rise astatine the extremity of the adjacent February "because I was told we were gathering thing special."

Stanford Cardinal caput manager Troy Taylor against the San Jose State Spartans successful the 4th fourth astatine CEFCU Stadium.  (Eakin Howard/Imagn Images)

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"The media's caller portrayal of maine is unfair, wrong, and contrary to my nonrecreational way grounds and the idiosyncratic I americium and person ever been," Taylor said. "The information is that Stanford terminated maine without origin and, arsenic a result, is honoring the archetypal outgo presumption of my contract. 

"I basal by my effort to pb with integrity astatine Stanford and elsewhere and to physique a winning squad and civilization that is inclusive and respectful of everyone. I powerfully judge successful the players, coaches, and unit presently astatine Stanford. While I americium disappointed that Stanford has present decided that I americium nary longer the close idiosyncratic to pb the shot team, I americium grateful for my clip astatine Stanford and privation Stanford and the shot squad each the best."

Stanford Cardinal caput manager Troy Taylor watches a video replay connected the main scoreboard during the 4th fourth against SMU astatine Stanford Stadium.  (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)

Stanford declined to remark to Fox News Digital successful effect Taylor's statement.

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Taylor went 3-9 successful some his seasons arsenic Stanford's caput coach. Frank Reich was precocious hired arsenic the interim coach. 

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