 Taneyhill was also the High School coach of NFL first round draft pick Gaines Adams who went on to play for Tampa Bay and Chicago during his professional career before Adams' untimely death in 2010.Taneyhill assumed the head coaching spot for the Union County High School Yellow Jackets in Union, South Carolina on March 1, 2012.Taneyhill was let go as Head Coach of Union County High School after the 2015 season.