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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State needed to shake things up so Willie Taggart has turned over the play-calling duties to his offensive coordinator.
Taggart said ''he's not a big ego guy'' and after a rocky start in his first season as the Seminoles (4-5, 2-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) head coach, he opted to let offensive coordinator Walt Bell call plays in the 47-28 loss at North Carolina State. Despite losing, Bell will call the shots against this week against third-ranked Notre Dame (9-0, No. 4 CFP).
''I thought Walt did a good job of calling plays,'' Taggart said. ''Obviously, we didn't get the win but I thought him doing that was good, and allowing me to see and be a part of other things within our program. I thought I was able to interact with our players a lot better, a lot more on the sidelines when I needed to.''
It's a major change for Taggart, who called the plays in 2015-16 when he was at South Florida and in 2017 at Oregon.
His USF offense was No. 4 nationally in scoring offense (43.8 points) in 2016 and the Ducks were 18th (36 points) in 2017. Taggart hasn't had that kind of success with the Seminoles.
Florida State is 106th in the FBS in scoring (23.8 points), struggling behind an injury-depleted and inconsistent offensive line. The Seminoles have allowed 28 sacks (117th) and the run game has been woeful, averaging just 76.9 yards per game (128th).
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State needed to shake things up so Willie Taggart has turned over the play-calling duties to his offensive coordinator.
Taggart said ''he's not a big ego guy'' and after a rocky start in his first season as the Seminoles (4-5, 2-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) head coach, he opted to let offensive coordinator Walt Bell call plays in the 47-28 loss at North Carolina State. Despite losing, Bell will call the shots against this week against third-ranked Notre Dame (9-0, No. 4 CFP).
''I thought Walt did a good job of calling plays,'' Taggart said. ''Obviously, we didn't get the win but I thought him doing that was good, and allowing me to see and be a part of other things within our program. I thought I was able to interact with our players a lot better, a lot more on the sidelines when I needed to.''
It's a major change for Taggart, who called the plays in 2015-16 when he was at South Florida and in 2017 at Oregon.
His USF offense was No. 4 nationally in scoring offense (43.8 points) in 2016 and the Ducks were 18th (36 points) in 2017. Taggart hasn't had that kind of success with the Seminoles.
Florida State is 106th in the FBS in scoring (23.8 points), struggling behind an injury-depleted and inconsistent offensive line. The Seminoles have allowed 28 sacks (117th) and the run game has been woeful, averaging just 76.9 yards per game (128th).
