The Huskies were una ble reel in safety Taylor Mays, even though his father and his uncle both played at the UW as defensive tackles for the legendary Don James. They couldn't get Mays to pull on a purple and gold uniform,

Taylor Mays, a former O'Dea High School star, is reportedly returning to Seattle to become Washington's new safeties coach.

Washington appears on the verge of completing their on-field coaching staff as multiple reports state that USC assistant defensive backs coach Taylor Mays is expected to be hired as the new UW safeties coach.

Once described as the perfect football player, Taylor Mays became this Seattle kid who passed on the University of Washington football team nearly two full decades ago to play for USC and Pete Carroll.