STARKVILLE — Kamario Taylor has a new quarterbacks coach at Mississippi State football for the 2026 season.
The Bulldogs hired Oklahoma State's Kevin Johns in December, bringing almost 30 years of coaching experience, including several jobs as an offensive coordinator and QB coach in power conferences.
Johns' priority for Taylor, the first-year sophomore starter, with preseason practice beginning Aug. 6?
"The No. 1 thing is that Kamario can throw the ball through a brick wall," Johns said Aug. 3. "He can throw it that hard. But sometimes, you have you learn how to take a little bit off those throws. We call that layering the throw, and I think him still developing that touch in certain situations to not throw the fastball probably is the No. 1 area."
Johns has been with three teams the last four seasons. He was Duke's offensive coordinator from 2022-23, Oklahoma's quarterbacks coach in 2024 and Oklahoma State's QB coach in 2025.
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The Bulldogs hired Oklahoma State's Kevin Johns in December, bringing almost 30 years of coaching experience, including several jobs as an offensive coordinator and QB coach in power conferences.
Johns' priority for Taylor, the first-year sophomore starter, with preseason practice beginning Aug. 6?
"The No. 1 thing is that Kamario can throw the ball through a brick wall," Johns said Aug. 3. "He can throw it that hard. But sometimes, you have you learn how to take a little bit off those throws. We call that layering the throw, and I think him still developing that touch in certain situations to not throw the fastball probably is the No. 1 area."
Johns has been with three teams the last four seasons. He was Duke's offensive coordinator from 2022-23, Oklahoma's quarterbacks coach in 2024 and Oklahoma State's QB coach in 2025.
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