BRYAN, Texas (KOLN/KBTX) – Former Nebraska AD Trev Alberts assumed his position as the brand new athletic director at Texas A&M Friday, simply as a stunning growth unfolded involving a person with ties to the college’s athletic division.
New Texas A&M assistant Blaise Taylor, 27, was arrested Thursday by U.S. Marshals in Utah. Taylor was indicted by a Nashville grand jury earlier this week on two counts of first-degree homicide within the demise of his girlfriend and her unborn little one. Taylor is accused of poisoning Jade Benning on Feb. 25, 2023, and her unborn child, which is believed to be Taylor’s.
Investigators say Taylor known as 911 and mentioned Benning was having an allergic response after the poisoning. She was taken to Vanderbilt College Medical Middle by ambulance the place her situation turned essential. Her unborn little one died on Feb. 27, 2023, and Benning died on March 6, 2023.
Earlier this month, Taylor joined the A&M Athletics workers as an assistant. Friday afternoon, he remained listed as a senior athletic assistant to the athletic director within the Texas A&M worker listing. KBTX reached out to Texas A&M Athletics to substantiate particulars of Taylor’s employment with the college. A spokesperson for the athletics division mentioned they had been trying into his standing as an worker and would comply with up with extra data.
Taylor’s father, Trooper Taylor, serves on A&M’s soccer teaching workers as affiliate head coach and working backs coach beneath new head coach Mike Elko.
Throughout Blaise Taylor’s time in Nashville, he labored for the Tennessee Titans within the professional scouting division. After Benning and the kid died, Taylor moved to Utah the place he labored at Utah State College as a senior defensive analyst for the 2023 season. Taylor was a four-year starter for Arkansas State in Faculty.
Metro Nashville Police say they are going to work along with Utah authorities to rearrange Taylor’s return to Nashville, which is anticipated to take weeks.
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KBTX writers contributed to this story.
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