WATCH: Troy Taylor talks Stanford spring ball, quarterback competition, and challenges

Stanford's new head coach just wrapped up his first spring in Palo Alto

Stanford's football program is now under the guidance of former Sacramento State head coach Troy Taylor.

The offensive guru who played his college football at Cal, and took what was once a dead in the water Sacramento State program to three playoff appearances sat down with me to discuss Stanford's spring ball. The Cardinal are fresh off of a 3-9 season for what was their third losing season in four years, and lost a ton of experience to the transfer portal and NFL Draft. 

Taylor and his newly assembled staff recently just finished spring ball, so we dove into how his first spring in Palo Alto went. Among the things we discussed were how important he felt it was for the players to get reps, as Stanford returns the least amount of returning production in the entire Power 5.

Taylor opened up a bit about the quarterback battle, which is far from settled and will only get that much more intense when Syracuse transfer Justin Lamson and four-star early enrollee Myles Jackson enter the fold. The quarterback room isn't the only position group of interest, as the running backs were absolutely ravished by injury last season, and are still recuperating. Something that Taylor expressed was such an issue that at the beginning of spring ball they were down to just one running back in 5-foot-7 walk-on Kenaj Washington. 

Taylor also broke down how far along the defense has come under new defensive coordinator Bobby April III. To conclude the interview, Taylor was kind enough to answer rapid fire questions about things such as his walk-up song, favorite snack, and what he would be doing if he wasn't coaching football.