Oregon announced Willie Taggart was no longer their head coach, and minutes later Florida State has officially claimed him.
Taggart will take over for Jimbo Fisher and find the pot of gold after Florida State’s first job opening since 1976.
Welcome to the #TaggartEra!@CoachTaggart is our head coach.
— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) December 5, 2017
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Taggart gets the job after one 7-5 season at Oregon and an 18-7 run to close his four seasons at South Florida. A Bradenton, Fla., native, Taggart returns home to his home state and the high school ranks in which he himself starred as a quarterback in the 1990’s.
Salary terms were not disclosed in the announcement.