Tusculum head coach Billy Taylor faces former team ETSU on Saturday

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Tusculum head coach Billy Taylor faces former team ETSU on Saturday
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Tusculum head coach Billy Taylor will lead his team against his alma mater, East Tennessee State, this Saturday at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. The game marks a reunion for Taylor, a former ETSU player and long-time assistant coach who took several players with him to Tusculum three years ago. The matchup is the first meeting between the two regional programs since 1950. Kickoff for the contest is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Johnson City. Players on the Tusculum roster have noted the personal significance of the game, while Taylor expressed his focus on representing the Pioneers during the historic rivalry renewal. The event serves as the first time Taylor will coach against the Buccaneers throughout his professional career.

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  • ETSU hosts Tusculum at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
  • Tusculum head coach Billy Taylor is a former ETSU player and assistant coach.
  • Several current Tusculum players transferred from the ETSU program three years ago.
  • The schools have not played each other since 1950.
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  • 2:26 AMYahoo SportsTusculum head coach and several players will travel to ETSU Saturday to face their old team
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — It will feel like a homecoming this Saturday at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium when the ETSU Buccaneers host the Tusculum Pioneers. That is because the Pioneers are led by former ETSU player and longtime Buccaneer assistant coach Billy Taylor. He is not the only person making a return to Johnson […]

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