Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor on Tuesday, less than a week after an ESPN report revealed that Taylor had twice been the subject of third-party investigations into complaints from athletic department employees over hostile behavior.

On Tuesday, Luck made his most consequential move yet, firing head coach Troy Taylor. The decision, which he made in concert with University leadership but ultimately was his, came just days after ESPN reported Taylor was under investigation for employee abuse — a probe that had not been publicly known prior to the story's publication.

Taylor had coached Stanford for the last two seasons after replacing David Shaw, the winningest coach in program history. The Cardinal went 3-9 in back-to-back years with Taylor at the helm. However, the 56-year-old's lack of success on the field wasn't the sole reason for his ousting on Tuesday.