• 6 months ago
Stanford University head coach Troy Taylor speaks on his former Folsom High School quarterback Jake Browning at Pac-12 Media Day in July 2023.
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00:00 >> Did you solicit Jake Browning for any advice when he took the job?
00:04 Maybe you got him as a quarterback coach?
00:06 >> You know, he's still got some, Jake would be a great coach.
00:09 He's still got some playing days ahead of him.
00:11 So yeah, I talk to Jake all the time.
00:14 He's a, Jake's kind of an old soul right now.
00:15 He's one of those guys who every once in a while you'll have a player that's like
00:20 a friend, you know, as well.
00:22 Even when he was a high school player, he was kind of a friend.
00:26 He's just kind of a mature guy.
00:27 So, yeah, Jake, I talk to Jake all the time.
00:30 >> You said on stage that you're exactly where you want to be in terms of
00:33 building this program.
00:34 >> Yeah.
00:35 >> When you take on a team, there's always a variety of challenges.
00:37 >> Yeah. >> Like Riley said,
00:38 there's a bunch of lists of to-dos.
00:40 What is your list of to-dos in life today?
00:42 >> Yeah, well, today is really focused on the media day.
00:48 And then our guys are working their tails off right now.
00:51 And just continuing to progress through the summer.
00:55 Recruiting is a 365 day of the year.
00:58 So continuing to recruit, find great athletes,
01:02 develop those relationships, find a Stanford student athlete.
01:08 And then just continuing to get better.
01:10 It's not super complicated.
01:12 And if you get better, a little better each day,
01:16 typically you find yourself continuing to improve and have a chance to,
01:20 at the end of the day or a couple of years,
01:22 be in the running for some conference championships.