There was a new energy for signing day in the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex's War Room, and it emanated straight from the top.
New UO football coach Willie Taggart sat at the head of a long table in the staff meeting room of the program's operations building Wednesday morning, when new recruits could begin signing letters of intent. For the next five hours, he bounced in and out of the room, monitoring which letters had arrived and which recruits needed to be contacted to ensure their commitments to the Ducks.
Taggart, a Florida native, expected to sign a number of players from his home state.