Saylor Joins Football Staff

Presbyterian College and head football coach Tommy Spangler announced the hiring of Doug Saylor as an assistant coach. He will begin immediately and oversee the quarterbacks.

"I am excited and fired up for the opportunity that coach Spangler has given me to coach the quarterbacks back at the D1 level here at PC," commented Saylor. "We are going to work hard and put a product on the field our college, alumni, and fan base will be proud of at the QB position.

Saylor has spent the last 12 seasons in the coaching ranks most recently spending the last three years at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Before that, he spent one year at Colorado State and the first nine seasons of his coaching career at the University of Georgia.

Saylor at Northeast Mississippi CC was the Tigers offensive coordinator and led an offense that was top 20 in NJCAA in 2019 with over 213 yards passing per game.

Before he spent time at Northeast Mississippi CC, he spent a season at Colorado State University. He was an offensive graduate assistant during his lone campaign at the Fort Collins, Colo., based school. His focus included instructing the Rams' wide receivers and on red zone offensive procedures.

His implementations and schematics helped Colorado State finish fourth in the nation in red-zone offense with a 94.3 percent success rate. The Rams scored 50 times last season from inside the 20-yard-line.

Colorado State placed third in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and 28th in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with 35.3 points per game during the 2016 season.

Saylor's wideouts accumulated an average of 244.7 yards each contest, which was second-best in the MWC behind only Boise State (Idaho) University. Current Dallas Cowboys, Michael Gallup topped that group and was named All-MWC for his efforts.

Gallup blossomed under the tutelage of Saylor and led the MWC in touchdown receptions with 14. He was also second in the conference in catches with 76 and yards at 1,272.

Saylor also instructed current Minnesota Vikings wideout Olabisi Johnson, who set a new all-time Colorado State record for receiving yards in a single matchup with 265 on just seven grabs versus the University of Idaho in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

The Rams went 7-6 last year with Saylor on their staff. It was their fourth straight winning season and culminated in their postseason appearance on the famed blue turf of Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

Saylor burst into the coaching ranks as a student assistant from 2007-11 at Georgia. He trained and worked with six National Football League (NFL) draft picks during that time, including first-round selections A.J. Green, Knowshon Moreno and Matthew Stafford.

He worked with Stafford along with Aaron Murray during his time with the Bulldogs. Murray in his career at Georgia set the all-time SEC passing yards' mark at 13,166 and the career passing TDS mark at 121 throughout his career at UGA. Stafford sits fourth in the UGA career record book for passing yards with 7,731 yards.

The Newnan, Ga., native was promoted to quality control coach for the 2012 campaign. Saylor aided the Bulldogs in capturing a Southeastern Conference (SEC) Eastern Division championship and consensus top-five final national ranking.

Saylor completed his tenure at Georgia as an offensive graduate assistant from 2013-14 with an emphasis on quarterbacks and skill positions. The Bulldogs went a combined 18-8 during that stretch with berths to the Belk Bowl and Gator Bowl.

He again had multiple players advance to the professional level in this role at Georgia, including wideouts Malcolm Mitchell, Chris Conley (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Tavarres King.

Saylor served as the interim quarterback's coach for the Bulldogs during the 2014 Belk Bowl. His signal-callers combined for 14 completions and 200 yards to lead Georgia to a 37-14 victory over the University of Louisville (Ky.). During that Belk Bowl, Nick Chubb also set a bowl game record with 266 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

He also had a hand in the development of current NFL backs Nick Chubb (Cleveland Browns), Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams) and Sony Michel (New England Patriots). Saylor was involved in the recruitment of Georgia's quarterback Jacob Eason as well.

Other Bulldogs who were drafted during his time at Georgia included Marlon Brown, Isaiah Crowell, Kris Durham, Mohammed Massaquoi, Michael Bennett, Cordy Glenn, Ben Jones, and David Andrews.

Saylor has also coached in the prep ranks after serving as offensive coordinator at Tiftarea (Ga.) Academy in 2015. His crew averaged 20.4 points per game as a member of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA).

He was a quarterback himself at his alma mater of East Coweta (Ga.) High School. Saylor has completed a Bachelor's degree in sports management from Georgia. Saylor is married to the former Carrie Rainey.

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