W&L to name Head FB coach today.
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W&L 2004 graduate Joe Taylor is coming home!
Taylor is a Washington & Lee alumni and former student of Chesapeake Bay Governor's School. He played football, basketball, baseball, and track & field from 2000 to 2004. In football, he was the Virginia Class "A" State Player of the Year and he led his team to the state championship in 2001. After high school, Taylor attended the U.S. Naval Academy where he continued his football career. He played as quarterback, safety, outside linebacker and a variety of special teams. In 2009, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. Coming out of the Naval Academy, he became a Transport Platoon Commander in which he oversaw 40 plus Marines. Other positions he assumed included becoming an Afghan Uniform Police Logistics Officer and Advisor as well as moving on to become a Marine Mentor and Leadership Instructor to 200 students at the U.S. Naval Academy. Upon return to the Academy, he became the Sprint Football team's Quarterbacks Coach and Offensive Coordinator. After three seasons, he became the Head Sprint Football Coach of Post University. Coach Taylor joins W&L as a STEM teacher in the CTE program.
Taylor is a Washington & Lee alumni and former student of Chesapeake Bay Governor's School. He played football, basketball, baseball, and track & field from 2000 to 2004. In football, he was the Virginia Class "A" State Player of the Year and he led his team to the state championship in 2001. After high school, Taylor attended the U.S. Naval Academy where he continued his football career. He played as quarterback, safety, outside linebacker and a variety of special teams. In 2009, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. Coming out of the Naval Academy, he became a Transport Platoon Commander in which he oversaw 40 plus Marines. Other positions he assumed included becoming an Afghan Uniform Police Logistics Officer and Advisor as well as moving on to become a Marine Mentor and Leadership Instructor to 200 students at the U.S. Naval Academy. Upon return to the Academy, he became the Sprint Football team's Quarterbacks Coach and Offensive Coordinator. After three seasons, he became the Head Sprint Football Coach of Post University. Coach Taylor joins W&L as a STEM teacher in the CTE program.
Incredible hire for W&L. A very experienced coach, player, and person. A great role model for all of the Northern Neck players and especially the students at W&L. Kudos to Malcolm Lewis for making this happen.
Great hire for the Eagles. One of the best to ever come through the NND and the old Region A.
The wait for me to chime in is over now! Congratulations for doing the right thing and hiring the right guy. (What a success story here!)
You have a W&L guy who knows W&L kids and will get the job done.
Best wishes Coach Taylor!
You have a W&L guy who knows W&L kids and will get the job done.
Best wishes Coach Taylor!
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Let me speak on this: first thing Mr. Taylor needs to tell those W&L hanger-ons is: Know you role and shut your mouth!!!!!!!!
It seems that if he is successful, he will be there for the long haul. It's tough to find young coaches that don't want to springboard success into bigger jobs. Getting someone from the community that wants to stay is huge. Perfect time for him to have success with dropping to 1A. Good luck to him.
Side note, good hire by getting a good guy who will teach STEM, not PE. This should leave the middle school PE job vacated by Wild open for a possible assistant if the admin does what is best for the football program. However, it does not always work that way.
Side note, good hire by getting a good guy who will teach STEM, not PE. This should leave the middle school PE job vacated by Wild open for a possible assistant if the admin does what is best for the football program. However, it does not always work that way.
