A former reserve quarterback for the Vulcans, Erick Taylor returns to the California (PA) football program in 2026 as the running backs coach.
Taylor spent the last two seasons in the Big Ten Conference at Rutgers as a Player Development Assistant following two years on the coaching staff with the Vulcans.
At Rutgers, Taylor worked with a Scarlet Knight program in 2024 that earned its most regular-season wins in a decade and played in a bowl game for the third time in four years. The following year, Rutgers faced a pair of top-10 teams in the country in Oregon and Ohio State in Big Ten play.
Taylor started his coaching career at Cal in 2022 as an offensive assistant before serving as the running backs coach the following year.
During his collegiate career, Taylor was a member of the Vulcans from 2016-18 before playing the 2019 campaign at West Liberty. He appeared in one game as a redshirt freshman at Cal in 2017 before transferring to West Liberty, where he played in seven games and made two starts at quarterback. Taylor finished the season with more than 450 passing yards and five touchdown passes, along with one rushing touchdown.
A three-sport athlete at North Catholic, Taylor played football under former NFL linebacker Jason Gildon and earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior. He also was a member of WPIAL Championship basketball team and member of the baseball team at North Catholic.
A native of Pittsburgh, Taylor earned his bachelor's degree in sport management from Cal in 2021.
