Former Stanford football coach Troy Taylor continues Espn for defamation

A former university football coach would pursue ESPN for defamation after being dismissed following the point of sale by publishing a story on his alleged behavior.

Troy Taylor was dismissed from Stanford in March for allegations of intimidation and lowering the staff – but he declared in April that he had been represented “unfairly” and that he had been released “without cause”.

Now he apparently brings his case to a new level.

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According to the Sacramento bee, Taylor’s trial affirms that an ESPN story, which highlighted the alleged behavior of Taylor, led its dismissal from Stanford.

The story said that “several employees have filed complaints about Taylor for what they called hostile and aggressive behavior, as well as personal attacks”. And “the two investigations determined that Taylor’s treatment of employees, especially women, was not consistent with Stanford standards”.

“These statements were false, and ESPN and [reporter Xuan] Thai knew they were false when they were made, “said Taylor’s lawyers.

Taylor was Investigated for the first time over a year agoThis led him to sign a warning letter on February 14 of last year, and a second survey concluded in July. Taylor said he “disagreed with the complaint” but “took him seriously and cooperated entirely”. The investigation, Taylor, said: “concluded that I had not acted unfairly”, and he received an extension and an increase at the end of next February “because I was told that we were building something special”.

Taylor said the second survey concerned “a discussion on physical speed in which Stanford players could participate in a walk”, but was resolved in July.

“Two other witnesses (a man and a woman) were present during the initial discussion on the speed at which the players could participate in a visit. The two told me at the time that my behavior was appropriate,” said Taylor.

Stanford’s Cardinal Coach of Cardinal Cardinal, Troy Taylor, reacts after having called a died time in the fourth quarter against California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on November 23, 2024. (Darren Yamashita-Imagn images)

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In his April declaration, he said that the two investigations had been “poorly disclosed” to the media. The first survey, said Taylor, concerned “a complaint by a sports administrator who said that I had tried to withdraw it as a football administrator for an unfair reason”.

“”[T]The first survey did not determine that Taylor has engaged in intimidation or depreciation based on sex; There were no “two investigations” which revealed that Taylor “had intimidated and lowered the athletics staff, especially women”; The investigations in the workplace did not start after “several employees filed complaints” against Taylor for “hostile and aggressive behavior” towards employees or staff; And there was no conclusion after the first investigation that “allegations concerning the demeanor … behavior towards … Women were judged to merit,” said the trial.

“Taylor is informed and believes and he alleges that the aforementioned acts of the defendants were voluntary, oppressive, fraudulent and / or malicious. The conduct of defendants in the publication of these false statements on Taylor, with an knowledge of their falsehood, for the express goal of harming Taylor, was intentional and contemptible. Taylor is therefore intimate to damages punitive. “

ESPN refused to comment.

Cardinal coach of Cardinal de Stanford, Troy Taylor, looks against the Spartans of the State of San Jose in the first quarter at the Cefcu stadium on November 29, 2024. (Images Eakin Howard-Imagn)

Taylor went 3-9 in his two seasons as Stanford’s chief coach. Frank Reich was hired as an temporary coach.