KALAMAZOO, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – It did not take long to fill the vacant head football coaches job at Western Michigan University.
Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae announced on Thursday the hiring of Lance Taylor as the new head coach of the WMU Football program,.
Taylor will be introduced as the 17th head coach in program history at a press conference on Friday afternoon in WMU’s Heritage Hall.
The 41-year-old Taylor spent the 2022 season as the offensive coordinator at the University of Louisville.
Prior to his time with the Cardinals, Taylor spent three seasons as the running backs coach and run game coordinator at the University of Notre Dame, guiding the Fighting Irish to a College Football Playoff appearance in 2022 and a New Year’s Six Fiesta Bowl appearance in 2021.
Taylor had two coaching stints with the Carolina Panthers, where he coached wide receivers. In between his two coaching stops with the Carolina Panthers, Taylor coached running backs at Stanford.
Taylor spent the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons with the New York Jets as an offensive quality control coach and assistant tight ends coach.
In 2009, he coached wide receivers at Appalachian State. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Nick Saban at his alma mater, Alabama, from 2007-08.
A walk-on at Alabama before earning a scholarship, Taylor played in 38 consecutive games at wide receiver from 1999-2003 for the Crimson Tide.
A native of Mt. Vernon, Alabama, Taylor’s family includes his wife Jamie, son Jet, and daughter Jemma.
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