Hokie Club Taylor comes to Blacksburg after serving as director of football operations at Western Kentucky for the past three seasons (2019-21). In that capacity, he played a key role in all day-to-day operations of the Hilltoppers’ football program. In addition to assisting with all team travel logistics, he coordinated the team’s community service efforts and onboarded new student-athletes. Taylor’s duties involved assisting with camps and official visits, as well as serving as the team’s liaison with university housing officials. He previously worked as the assistant director of football operations at Western Kentucky from 2014-15.
The Unadilla, Georgia native rejoined the Hilltoppers in 2019 after serving as the director of player engagement at the University of Southern California (2018). In that capacity he collaborated with the director of football operations to promote the academic and athletic success of USC’s student-athletes. In addition, Taylor worked in conjunction with various support service departments including academics, housing, financial aid and admissions. He also managed community relations programming for the Trojans.
Prior to working in the private sector in 2017, Taylor served as director of football operations at Georgia Southern University in 2016. He began his professional career in football as assistant director of football operations at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2009 before being promoted to director of football operations at UAB in 2012. He stayed in that role until beginning his initial stint at Western Kentucky in January 2014. During his tenure in college football, he has been a member of five teams that have made bowl appearances. Most recently, he was part of a Western Kentucky squad that defeated Appalachian State in the 2021 Boca Raton Bowl.
A four-year letterman at Valdosta State, Taylor was a three-year starter at wide receiver and was a member of squads that won NCAA Division II national championships in 2004 and 2007. He owns a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from Valdosta State and later added a master’s degree in educational leadership.
The Unadilla, Georgia native rejoined the Hilltoppers in 2019 after serving as the director of player engagement at the University of Southern California (2018). In that capacity he collaborated with the director of football operations to promote the academic and athletic success of USC’s student-athletes. In addition, Taylor worked in conjunction with various support service departments including academics, housing, financial aid and admissions. He also managed community relations programming for the Trojans.
Prior to working in the private sector in 2017, Taylor served as director of football operations at Georgia Southern University in 2016. He began his professional career in football as assistant director of football operations at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2009 before being promoted to director of football operations at UAB in 2012. He stayed in that role until beginning his initial stint at Western Kentucky in January 2014. During his tenure in college football, he has been a member of five teams that have made bowl appearances. Most recently, he was part of a Western Kentucky squad that defeated Appalachian State in the 2021 Boca Raton Bowl.
A four-year letterman at Valdosta State, Taylor was a three-year starter at wide receiver and was a member of squads that won NCAA Division II national championships in 2004 and 2007. He owns a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from Valdosta State and later added a master’s degree in educational leadership.