The Stanford football program has reportedly hired Sacramento State’s Troy Taylor as its next head coach, per college football insider Bruce Feldman.
Taylor collected a 30-8 record as head coach of the Hornets, including a 12-1 record this season. His only loss of the year came in a thrilling 66-63 matchup against Incarnate Word last night.
The 54-year-old coach was previously offensive coordinator at Utah before he arrived at Sac State in 2019.
SOURCE: Sac State’s Troy Taylor will be the new head coach at Stanford. The 54-year-old former Cal QB is 30-8 in three seasons at the FCS school. They were 2-8 the year before he arrived. Taylor was the OC at Utah before going to Sac State. @SacBee_JoeD first reported.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 10, 2022
The college football world took to Twitter to react to this major head coaching hire.
“Sac State is losing a legend. #StingersUp,” one fan wrote.
“The vibe shift is going to be CATACLYSMIC,” another added.
“Talk about a upgrade,” another said.
Former Stanford head coach David Shaw announced his resignation after the Cardinal’s final regular-season loss to BYU. The program went 3-9 in 2022.