It’s a summer evening and Willie Taggart finds himself inside a performing arts theater in Sarasota, Florida.
He’s there to fire up the sold-out crowd as Florida State’s newest head coach. Hired last December, Taggart quickly organized his staff and helped save FSU’s recruiting class, which previously plummeted to No. 64 in the recruiting rankings, by getting the Seminoles to No. 11 in the 247 Sports composite class rankings.
There’s a buzz surrounding Taggart. His overall head coaching record doesn’t do his magic any justice.
He turned around his alma mater Western Kentucky, USF and Oregon.