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Report: ECU intends to hire Miami's Devontay Love-Taylor as general manager

Barkley-Truaxby: Barkley Truax4 hours agoBarkleyTruax

ECU intends to hire Miami‘s Devontay Love-Taylor as its next general manager, according to CBS Sports. Love-Taylor, 27, is a former All-ACC offensive lineman at Florida State.

Love-Taylor wrapped up his second season with the Hurricanes in 2025. He was previously the assistant director of player personnel but was promoted before last season. Before he joined Mario Cristobal’s staff, he spent time as the director of scouting at Arizona State.

Before starting his coaching career, he began his career at Florida International where he appeared 32 games with 16 starts from 2016-19. He’d later transfer to FSU where he started all 16 of the games he played at Florida State from 2020-21.

Love-Taylor helped aid the Miami coaching staff in leading the Hurricanes to a national championship appearance in 2025. While they would ultimately fall to Indiana in the College Football Playoff championship game, the Hurricanes have re-established themselves at the forefront of the sport after more than two decades away from the national spotlight.

During his two seasons at Miami, the Hurricanes compiled a 23-6 record and nearly went to the CFP in consecutive seasons. However, Miami was the first team out of the first-ever 12-team playoff in 2024.

Love-Taylor won’t be the only piece from Miami’s national title run that is heading to Greenville, however. Last month, former Miami QB Emory Williams signed with ECU via the NCAA Transfer Portal with two years of eligibility remaining.

Williams spent three seasons with the Hurricanes, but redshirted his true freshman season. In total, Williams made 12 career appearances at Miami. He completed 73-of-his-116 (62.9%) pass attempts for 813 yards and four touchdowns, compared to two interceptions.

ECU finished the 2025 season under first-year head coach Blake Harrell with a 9-4 record — the best finish for the Pirates since 2013, which was the program’s last season in C-USA. Harrell took over mid-season for Mike Houston after going 2-10 in 2023 and beginning 2024 with a 3-4 record. ECU finished the season 5-1, so the Pirates are 14-5 under Harrell’s leadership.