Willie Author Taggart was born on August 27,1976 and is an American football coach who is the running backs coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.
13 Facts About Willie Taggart
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Willie Taggart has held the head coach position at five NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision programs: Western Kentucky ; South Florida ; Oregon ; Florida State ; and Florida Atlantic.
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Willie Taggart finished fourth in the balloting in 1997 and seventh as a senior the following year.
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Willie Taggart was recruited to WKU by Jim Harbaugh to play for his father, Jack Harbaugh.
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Willie Taggart worked alongside Harbaugh's son Jim, who had been an unpaid certified assistant coach under his father in the final years of his NFL career.
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Willie Taggart served in that role for the next two seasons, developing Doak Walker Award winner and Heisman runner-up Toby Gerhart into a star during that time.
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In 2010, Willie Taggart left his position at Stanford as the running backs coach in order to become the head football coach of his alma-mater, Western Kentucky.
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However, Willie Taggart did not coach in this bowl game having already accepted the head coaching position of the South Florida Bulls on December 7,2012.
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On December 7,2012, Willie Taggart took over as head coach at the University of South Florida in his native Tampa Bay area.
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Willie Taggart's hiring at Oregon drew attention to the low number of African American head coaches in major college football.
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On December 5,2017, Willie Taggart accepted the head coaching job at Florida State, replacing Jimbo Fisher.
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In particular, Willie Taggart was stunned at the football team's casual approach to academics.
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On February 22,2023, Willie Taggart was hired as the running backs coach for the Baltimore Ravens.