Taylor replaces the hugely popular Cortez Hankton, who has moved on to Vanderbilt. (See this STORY on the Vanderbilt site.)
A "Getting to Know" story about Taylor on BGA Premium this fall introduced him this way:
Jerry Taylor, a former scholarship quarterback at Bowie State University, is in his first year heading up Dartmouth offensive quality control. Taylor, who most recently worked as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Virginia State, began his coaching career as a volunteer at the University of Richmond where he had game preparation, game day and office responsibilities. He also served as wide receivers and quarterbacks coach at Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Va., and as tight ends coach at St. Francis University.
Taylor has been a quarterback instructor at various Nike football camps as well as working at the Dual Threat Super Dozen Quarterback Camp run by former national championship MVP quarterback Tee Martin. He holds a business administration degree from Averett University.Find the full Q&A from last fall with the personable Taylor on BGA Premium HERE.
Green Alert Take: Sliding Taylor over was a no-brainer. He has impressed in his quality control role, has experience coaching receivers at the college level, and will be an asset on the recruiting trail.
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One of the receivers that Taylor will inherit is Dylan Mellor. Check out this STORY on the incoming freshman from Virginia.
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Speaking of incoming freshmen, the Lake Forester in Illinois writes about linebacker Jack Traynor. From the STORY:A 6-foot, 220-pound middle linebacker, Traynor finished his three-year varsity career with 378 tackles. According to the Illinois High School Association website, that broke the 24-year-old state record for solo tackles by 23 (Brian Zeeb of Greenville set the previous record with 355 between 1988-90).
Traynor didn’t get to 378 by taking shortcuts. Quite the opposite. He has a clear set of values when it comes to playing football. It’s a fusion of old fashioned, mud-on-your-uniform principles and a bookishly fastidious approach to preparation.
“There’s a right way to tackle and a wrong way to tackle. If you go in thinking ‘I’ll bend the rules a little bit and do something different because its easier,’ you’re not going to end up being successful,” Traynor said.
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Traynor's philosophy is surely music to the ears of Don Dobes, Dartmouth's defensive coordinator and linebacker coach. Dobes generously gave of his time this fall when I was asked to freelance a story about a week of defensive game preparation. Check out the story for an idea about how a team prepares for an opponent (as well as for insights about the hectic life of a college football coach) in PEAK, the quarterly publication of Dartmouth Peak Performance (DP2).I also had stories in the magazine about Dartmouth's initiative with regard to Relative Energy Deficiency, the athletic department's new Cardiac Screening protocol, and the introduction of the Lone Pine as a secondary logo for athletics. Find the full Peak Magazine HERE.
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Dartmouth's Dalyn Williams gets a mention in a STORY about his Dallas-area high school being known for developing college quarterbacks.
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Did you know there will be Ivy Leaguers on both teams in the Super Bowl?James Develin was a defensive end at Brown but he's playing fullback for the New England Patriots and caught a touchdown pass on Sunday. (BIO)
Bryan Walters was a wide receiver at Cornell and while he still runs occasional routes for the Seattle Seahawks, his claim to fame these days is as the team's primary punt returner. (BIO)
