At one point, current FSU football head coach Willie Taggart was the primary play caller throughout his head coaching career at Western Kentucky, South Florida and Oregon. He also called the plays during the first nine games this past season.
He seemed to come to the realization during the season that calling plays and trying to run a program like Florida State is incredibly difficult. When Kendal Briles was recently introduced as FSU football’s new offensive coordinator, Taggart said Briles would be the primary play caller. Here is why he made the right decision in turning over that responsibility to Briles.