 Taua in 2010 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant head coach |
| Team | Nevada |
| Conference | MW |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 11, 1988 Fountain Valley, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2010 | Nevada |
| 2011 | Buffalo Bills |
| 2011–2012 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014–2015 | UCLA (DB) |
| 2016 | East Los Angeles (co-ST/RB) |
| 2017–2018 | Nevada (special teams analyst) |
| 2019–2021 | Nevada (RB) |
| 2021 | Nevada (interim HC) |
| 2022–present | Nevada (AHC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Vailala Lima "Vai" Taua (/ˈvaɪ ˈtaʊ.ə/; born October 11, 1988) is an American football coach and former running back who is the assistant head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack. He played college football at Nevada, earning third-team All-American honors in 2010.[1] He briefly played in the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks from 2011 to 2012.
- ^ "Nevada's Taua 3rd team AP All-American". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2016.