Eastern Oregon University Athletics

RECRUITING AREA: IDAHO

Solo Taylor joined the Eastern Oregon University football staff in the spring of 2022, and currently serves as the Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator while coaching the Mountaineer defensive backs.

Taylor has coached several All-Conference honorees, including First Team linebacker and Second Team defensive back Jason Grant, as well as Honorable Mention selections Blaine Shaw (DB) and Jonas Waugh (LB). His defensive unit also produced a National Defender of the Week when Shaw earned the honor following a win over College of Idaho in 2024.

As a player, Taylor was one of the most decorated linebackers in EOU history. From 2020 to 2022, he earned First Team All-Conference honors three times, served as a team captain each season, and was a Cliff Harris Award nominee, given to the top small-college defensive players in the nation. He wore EOU’s legacy jersey #7 in his senior year, and also helped lead the Mountaineers to a share of the Frontier Conference Championship in 2020.

Taylor began his collegiate career at Boise State University (2016–2018), where he was part of the Broncos' 2017 Mountain West Conference Championship and Las Vegas Bowl victory.

A native of Rigby, Idaho, Taylor earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Eastern Oregon University in 2020, and completed his Master of Business Administration in 2022.

He is married to Malia Mills, also an EOU alum who played volleyball for the Mountaineers and now serves as the university’s Assistant Athletic Director of Academic Success. He is the son of Norm and Linda Taylor and has one sister, Jet.