TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The first player Willie Taggart called on his way to Florida State in December got an earful from the incoming head coach, and it had nothing to with learning a new scheme or playbook. Taggart bluntly told quarterback Deondre Francois, "As soon as I get off the plane, I expect you to be a leader."
Francois understood what his coach said, but it remains a work in progress. Since Taggart arrived, Francois has been involved in two incidents involving police, though he was not arrested in either case.
In January, police were called to his home after he got into a domestic dispute with his pregnant girlfriend.