1. Vailala Lima "Vai" Taua is an American football coach and former running back who is the assistant head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack.
17 Facts About Vai Taua
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Vai Taua played college football at Nevada, earning third-team All-American honors in 2010.
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Vai Taua briefly played in the National Football League as an undrafted free agent for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks from 2011 to 2012.
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Vai Taua attended Cabrillo High School in Lompoc, California, where he played football and competed in track and field.
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Vai Taua lettered in football all four years and twice in track and field.
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Vai Taua led the Los Padres League in rushing and was named the conference's Most Valuable Player.
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In 2008, Vai Taua began the year as a reserve but became a starter after senior running back and 2007 Western Athletic Conference rushing leader Luke Lippincott suffered a season-ending injury in the second game.
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Vai Taua was named to the All-WAC first-team and the Sporting News named him the WAC's Most Valuable Offensive Player.
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On December 19,2009, it was announced that Vai Taua was academically ineligible and would sit out the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve against SMU.
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On July 27,2011, Vai Taua signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills, but was later waived on August 5.
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Vai Taua was cut to trim the team regular season roster to 53 members on September 3,2011.
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Vai Taua re-signed on January 11,2012 and was released on September 12,2012.
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Vai Taua was a coach at the University of California, Los Angeles, where his brother Ainnuu played.
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Vai Taua was a running backs coach at East Los Angeles College.
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At Nevada, Vai Taua acted as a special teams assistant in 2017 and 2018 before serving as the running backs coach from 2019 to 2021.
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On December 6,2021, Vai Taua was named as the team's interim head coach for the 2021 Quick Lane Bowl after Nevada head coach Jay Norvell left the program to take a vacant head coaching job at Colorado State.
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Vai Taua was named as assistant head coach for incoming head coach Ken Wilson prior to the 2022 season.