CORAL GABLES — Jason Taylor has to answer his phone promptly now.
A year after taking his first college coaching position as an analyst on Mario Cristobal’s staff at Miami and about a month after being promoted to his first on-field assistant college job (as UM’s defensive line coach), the Pro Football Hall of Famer has to be responsive when trying to talk to recruits in his new role.
“I’m used to being the one that doesn’t text people back right away, doesn’t call people back,” Taylor said. “You get to blame it on your gold jacket (awarded to each Hall of Famer) or whatever, think that you can take your time replying.