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Previous Florida State head coach Willie Taggart achieved an arrangement Wednesday to grow to be the new head football mentor at Florida Atlantic.
Taggart, who’s also served as head mentor at Oregon, South Florida and Western Kentucky, verified his offer with the Owls to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports.
The 43-calendar year-outdated Florida indigenous was fired by FSU in November just after a four-5 get started. He guided the Seminoles to a nine-12 record in underneath two seasons.
He posted a assertion on Twitter subsequent his dismissal:
Willie Taggart@CoachTaggart
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Taggart experienced acquired a standing as a coach who rebuilt plans at his prior stops. Western Kentucky and South Florida each and every received two games in his initial period. The Hilltoppers received seven game titles in his next and 3rd many years, while the Bulls posted eighteen wins about his last two strategies at USF.
He invested just a person yr at Oregon, but the Ducks went from four-eight in 2016 to seven-five below him in 2017.
Taggart could not reach equivalent achievements at Florida Point out, but it did not just take him extensive to land a new job, as he’ll swap Lane Kiffin at FAU. Kiffin left the method to choose about Ole Miss.
The Owls have posted a 26-13 history about the past 3 seasons, which include a 10-three mark this calendar year to get paid a berth in the Boca Raton Bowl towards SMU on Dec. 21.
Taggart’s background in Florida should really enable him to hit the floor working on the recruiting path.
