Taylor was dismissed by Stanford GM Andrew Luck in March, shortly after an ESPN report implied that the coach ‘bullied’ female staffers.

Earlier this year, ESPN reporter Xuan Thai wrote that Taylor was being investigated for harassing female staffers in the Stanford University athletics department.

Troy Taylor is going after the Worldwide Leader following his Stanford ouster. The former head coach of the Cardinal football team has filed a lawsuit against ESPN and reporter Xuan Thai, alleging that he was defamed in a story that preceded his firing in March by Stanford general manager Andrew Luck.