Mays, 36, replaces former UW assistant coach Vinnie Sunseri at the safety position, returning the Seattle-area O'Dea High School ... of the state of Washington's greatest football players back ...

In 2008, Mays finished third for the Jim Thorpe Award as college football's best ... having an O'Dea alum on the staff wouldn't hurt in recruiting, as Washington is trying to keep a number of ...

This followed a 19-month period in which the franchise was known simply as the Washington Football Team - an identity that was always expected to be a temporary solution, and one that was brought ...

Google maps say the distance between O'Dea High School and Husky Stadium is 4.3 miles, but nearly two decades ago the University of Washington football team couldn't bridge that gap and land one ...

Former three-time All-American safety and NFL veteran Taylor Mays has joined the Washington football ... of the Husky Football program." A graduate of Seattle's O'Dea High School, Mays earned ...

Mays, then a junior five-star safety at O’Dea High School, chose to play for USC instead of staying home to suit up for Washington ... Mekhi Blackmon was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection ...