Pack93z
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11 years ago
Maybe Wisconsin had more of a hint on the bombshell news than they are leading on.. this would be an excellent choice in my opinion. Much better than the Chilly draft someone else is speculating.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/12/4/3730072/willie-taggart-wisconsin-south-florida-coaching-search 

Western Kentucky's Willie Taggart has become a red hot name for a number of head coaching openings. The Hilltoppers head coach interviewed with the University of Wisconsin Tuesday, according to sources. In addition, Taggart is in talks with South Florida for their opening, and was interviewed by Arkansas before the Razorbacks hired Badgers head coach Bret Bielema. Sources have told SB Nation that if Taggart is offered the USF job, he'll likely accept.

Taggart has a 16-20 overall record since taking over his alma mater in 2010, and has the Hilltoppers bowl eligible for the second straight season. WKU will play Central Michigan in the Little Caesars Bowl on December 26, the first FBS bowl in WKU history.

The former Hilltoppers quarterback (1995-'98) returned to his alma mater following a three-season stint as running backs coach at Stanford under Jim Harbaugh. Taggart is credited for the development of Cardinal running back Toby Gerhart, who won the Doak Walker award and was a Heisman finalist in 2009.

Harbaugh's father, Jack, coached Taggart at WKU, as Taggart set multiple school records in Harbaugh's option offense and eventually had his jersey retired by the school. Taggart served as an assistant on the WKU staff under Harbaugh, including five seasons as offensive coordinator from 2002-'06. WKU won the I-AA national championship in 2002.

Under Jim Harbaugh, Taggart became a proponent of the power run offense, bringing the same attack to WKU. In 2012, the Hilltoppers were the only offense in the Sun Belt Conference not running some variation of the spread option.


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Pack93z
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11 years ago
The more I read.. the more I like this choice. Will come with a reasonable price tag, recruiting and our brand of football.

http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-football/2012/12/5/3731376/willie-taggart-wisconsin-badgers-football 


Last night, SB Nation's Steven Godfrey reported that Western Kentucky head coach Willie Taggart interviewed for the head coaching job at Wisconsin. Since he's obviously a top candidate for the job, Andrew wrote a profile of Taggart for the site earlier, and we're following up with a Q&A just like we did last night for Paul Chryst.

Answering our questions about Taggart is none other than the aforementioned Mr. Godfrey, who spent a few days with WKU ahead of its game against Alabama early in the season, making him as qualified as any other blogger or journalist to give us some insight on a man who's obviously caught Barry Alvarez's eye.

Bucky's 5th Quarter: First, the very basics. Who is Willie Taggart? Where did he come from, and what's he done as WKU coach?

More.... 


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11 years ago

Will he coach the Badgers during the Rose Bowl?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 




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Zero2Cool
11 years ago

Will he coach the Badgers during the Rose Bowl?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Good question! It looks like Barry Alvarez will coach them for the Rose Bowl.

"Former Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema is reporting former Wisconsin football coach Barry Alvarez will coach Wisconsin in Rose Bowl "
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