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Former Alabama player, assistant named Louisville offensive coordinator
By Andrew Olson
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Alabama alum Lance Taylor has been named the new offensive coordinator at Louisville.
Taylor played wide receiver for Alabama from 1999-2003, joining the team as a walk-on and eventually earning a scholarship. He was named special teams captain in 2003 by then-head coach Mike Shula. Taylor got his start in coaching in 2007 as a graduate assistant on Nick Saban’s staff.
Taylor was an assistant with the New York Jets (2011-13) and Carolina Panthers (2013-14) before returning to the college ranks as Stanford’s running backs coach (2014-17). He went back to the Panthers as wide receivers coach 2017-19 before taking the running backs coach position at Notre Dame in 2019. Taylor was with the Irish through the 2021 season and Fiesta Bowl.
“When looking for an offensive coach, I wanted an outstanding teacher and communicator, and Lance brings that to our staff,” Louisville coach Scott Satterfield said in the team’s announcement. “Lance possesses all the qualities I look for when hiring an offensive coordinator. His experience and knowledge allows me to oversee all aspects of our program and brings a wealth of ideas to our offensive staff. He will be a perfect fit with what we are trying to do offensively and I’m just excited we were able to hire a coach with this kind of pedigree and respect.”
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
