Josh Newberg shares today that Willie Taggart arrived in Boulder this afternoon and will have a part in Dion’s crew.
Newberg adds that “His role could be on or off the field, I’m not sure now, but I know he’s out there.”
Taggart was recently left at FAU after going 15-18 at FAU over the past three seasons. He previously rebuilt programs in western Kentucky and southern Florida before heading programs at Oregon, Florida State, and FAU.
Joining forces with Dionne marks Taggart’s first non-head coaching job since 2009, when he coached running backs at Stanford.
Since then, Taggart has quickly turned around Western Kentucky from 2-10 consecutive 7-5 years before leaving to do the same in South Florida. With the Bulls, he started 2-10 before going 4-8, 8-5 and then 10-2.
Heading into 2017, he took over from Oregon, and there was only one 7-5 season before he left to get his “dream job” at Florida State. He lasted less than two seasons in Tallahassee, going 9-12 before letting go in 2019.
Taggart’s coaching experience dating back to his assistant coaching days comes on the offensive side of the ball, primarily with quarterbacks and running backs, but no matter his specific role, Taggart will bring invaluable head coaching perspective and serious recruiting connections to Florida as well as the Pacific Northwest.
Stay tuned as we update Taggart’s role on the show the scoop.
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