OCTAVIO JONES | TIMES
He's not banning his players from Barnes & Noble. No moratorium on magazines has been enforced.
To the contrary, Willie Taggart wants his guys to bask in the glossy, full-color flattery bestowed upon them by the litany of preseason college football magazines.
"Embrace it," the Bulls coach told reporters at his "Kickoff with Coach Taggart" booster function Tuesday evening at Brandon's TopGolf entertainment venue and driving range. "That's what we want."
While that perspective flies in the face of the paranoia shared by many peers leery of their team developing overconfidence, Taggart said it sure beats the alternative.