Stanford will hire Troy Taylor as its next football coach, the school announced Saturday.
Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee first reported the news.
Taylor has coached Sacramento State for four years and led the Hornets to an undefeated regular-season record and the No. 2 seed in the FCS playoffs this year. They reached the quarterfinals before a 66-63 upset loss to Incarnate Word on Friday.
Director of Athletics Bernard Muir discussed the hire in a statement:
"Troy is a proven winner who has experienced success at many levels of football.