Courtesy of Auburn sports information:

AUBURN — Trooper Taylor, the co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Oklahoma State this past season, has been named assistant head coach and wide receivers coach at Auburn, announced head coach Gene Chizik Monday.

Prior to his stint at Oklahoma State, Taylor was on staff at Tennessee from 2004-07, where he served as receivers coach from 2006-07 and running backs coach in 2004-05. From 2005-07 he was also the assistant head coach/player development.

“This is a great opportunity to join Coach Chizik at Auburn and be a part of a dynamic offensive staff that he has put together,” Taylor said. “I’m excited to be coaching at a program like Auburn and return to the Southeastern Conference.”

Here was Chizik's comment: “Trooper is an outstanding wide receivers coach and has had a long line of players that have flourished under his direction. He’s been successful at every stop as a coach, has a strong knowledge of the Southeastern Conference and is a tremendous recruiter.”

Some brief bio info:

Taylor played defensive back at Baylor from 1988-91 and finished his playing career as the school’s leader in kickoff returns (53) and return yardage (1,063). He graduated from Baylor in 1992.

Born Feb. 20, 1970 in Cuero, Texas and raised in a family of 16, Taylor is married to the former Evi Crosby of Harbor City, Calif. He and his wife, who was a track and field scholarship athlete at Baylor, were wed in 1993 on the football playing field at Floyd Casey Stadium. They have a son, Blaise, and a daughter, Starr.