Stanford is working to round out its staff under new coach Troy Taylor.

The Cardinal’s latest move is a hire of an offensive line coach, and Matt Zenitz of On3 Sports reported that the hire is Viane Talamaivao, a former USC offensive lineman. He had recently been hired at Northern Arizona after he served as an Oregon graduate assistant last season.

Talamaivao, a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention honoree and Freshman All-American, started 37 games at guard for USC between 2014 and 2017 before he spent time with the Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2018 NFL season, according to his NAU announcement.

During his playing career, USC went 38-16 overall and 27-9 in the Pac-12 with two appearances in the Holiday Bowl, one in the Rose Bowl and one in the Cotton Bowl. During his senior season, Talamaivao won the team’s Trojan Commitment Award.

His coaching career began at his alma mater in 2019 as a graduate assistant, and then moved into an offensive quality control analyst position in 2021. Between USC and Oregon, during his time as a coach and player, Talamaivao has either played or coached under head coaches Steve Sarkisian, Clay Helton and Dan Lanning.