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

The Washington Huskies are set to hire former USC Trojans All-American safety and current assistant defensive backs coach Taylor Mays as its 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.

Former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Johntay Cook II showed flashes of greatness on the field as a freshman in 2023, but his sophomore season didn't go as planned. Cook "mutually parted ways," with the Longhorns in early November after playing in six games.

Former Texas receiver Johntay Cook’s stay in Washington is over before the first practice. Once a five-star recruit from DeSoto, Cook and the Huskies have already “parted ways” according to reports less than a month after he joined the program.