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Lehigh dedicates full coaching slot to special teams amid Patriot League trend toward third-phase specialization.
10-3
overall and
6-1
in Patriot League play last fall
an average of 8.2 points per game
last season
$32 million annually
with football claiming the largest share but zero scholarship…
Lehigh University football hired Chip Taylor as special teams coordinator, completing the Mountain Hawks' on-field staff for the 2025 season. The appointment, announced Wednesday, gives head coach Kevin Cahill a specialist for third-phase units after the program went 10-3 overall and 6-1 in Patriot League play last fall.
Taylor arrives with a resume concentrated on special teams mechanics—punt coverage angles, field goal protection schemes, the geometry that separates a blocked kick from a clean operation. Lehigh's previous special teams work was embedded in position coach responsibilities, a common configuration at the FCS level where NCAA rules cap football staffs at 10 on-field coaches. Cahill's choice to dedicate a full slot to Taylor signals where margin sits in a league decided by an average of 8.2 points per game last season.
The hire matters because Patriot League programs operate inside narrow revenue bands. Lehigh's athletic budget runs roughly $32 million annually, with football claiming the largest share but zero scholarship equivalents under the league's academic-index model. Coaching efficiency becomes the primary differentiator. Taylor's role isolates preparation time for return schemes, onside-kick rehearsals, and the situational mechanics that decide November games played in wind. Lafayette blocked two Lehigh field goal attempts in their November meeting—a 27-24 Lafayette win that cost the Mountain Hawks an outright league title. The loss created the exact problem Taylor was hired to solve.
Special teams coordinators at this level earn $55,000 to $85,000 depending on experience and secondary position duties. The role typically bundles tight ends or safeties to justify the allocation. Lehigh's announcement did not specify whether Taylor carries additional position responsibility, but the coordinator title suggests Cahill views third-phase preparation as worth the dedicated headcount.
What to watch: Lehigh's spring practice period opens in mid-March, giving Taylor 12 sessions to install coverage rules before the roster disperses for summer. The Mountain Hawks open their 2025 season August 30 against Villanova, a program that returned four kicks for touchdowns across the last two seasons. Coordinator continuity across the Patriot League remains low—five of eight programs hired new special teams voices this cycle—creating a narrow window for schematic advantage before film equalizes execution.
Taylor's first test arrives in a conference where possession margin decided six of Lehigh's nine league games last fall, four by a single score. The coordinator who rehearses the right situation wins the November Saturday that decides bowl access.
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