Oregon reportedly hired USF coach Willie Taggart to be next head coach

The University of Oregon has reportedly hired Willie Taggart as their next head coach. Taggart led the University of South Florida to a 10-2 record this season. Oregon fired former head coach Mark Helfrich last week after a disappointing losing season, the first losing season the university has seen since 2004. Taggart, a former quarterback at Western Kentucky University, was the head coach at WKU from 2010-2012 before taking over USF for four seasons. During his time at USF, the team improved every year, going from 2-10 to 10-2 in three years. Under Taggart's coaching, USF produced two 1,000 yard rushers in 2016 as part of one of the best running attacks in the country.