Florida State has fired coach Willie Taggart, the school announced Sunday.
In a statement, Florida State athletic director David Coburn said the university “had no choice but to make a change.”
FSU raised about $20 million in private donations to buy out what was left of Taggart’s contract, sources told ESPN’s Mark Schlabach.
The Seminoles (4-5, 3-4 ACC) went 9-12 overall under Taggart, who was hired from Oregon prior to last season to replace Jimbo Fisher, who left the school to take over at Texas A&M.
Taggart’s first season in Tallahassee ended with the program’s streak of 36 straight bowl appearances coming to an end.
In both seasons under Taggart, FSU significantly underperformed its expected results from the Football Power Index. At the start of 2018, FSU was ranked 18th in FPI; they finished 67th. This season, they were ranked 22nd at the start of the year; they’re currently 46th.
Longtime FSU staffer Odell Haggins will serve as interim coach while the school performs what it says will be a national search for a permanent replacement.
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