The Hurricanes filled the last open position on the football coaching staff, and they filled it with a name with major cachet with South Florida sports fans.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor has been promoted to be Miami’s new defensive ends coach, a source told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Thursday. Taylor spent the last year as a defensive analyst at UM.
The Miami Dolphins legend takes over for Rod Wright, who recently left the program after one season to take a position with the Houston Texans. Miami has several new faces on the defensive coaching staff, starting with new defensive coordinator Lance Guidry.