This is a good discussion. Taggart made it clear in August he brings in recruits to take people's jobs, so this is in line with that mentality and in selling that plan to recruits. He's still evaluating his roster, and as long as White gets a long look rest of the way, it's good for his understanding of what he has (and needs) at quarterback. In playing White, he's also sending a message that evaluating him is more important than developing a returning QB like Floyd or Bench, who are reasonable healthy and now just a year ahead of him. It will be interesting to see how that's received.
Tipp mentioned 2004, and that was my first year on the beat -- notable in my memory not for playing a ton of true freshmen, but playing a ton of redshirt freshmen in key roles -- you had Ben Moffitt, Mike Jenkins and Trae Williams and Danny Verpaele all in there on a defense that didn't play well but gained crucial experience. The kids from Miami Edison played as true freshmen in 2004, Johnny Peyton jumped in too, but If anything, Leavitt was impressive in how he didn't burn redshirts on some key players in 2004 -- multi-year starters down the road in guys like Jake Griffin, Matt Huners, Marcus Edwards, Woody George. Again, Leavitt had a much different job security than Taggart does -- Leavitt could make a decision for what's best for the team in four years, while Taggart needs to think more immediately, for his own future and to keep the fans around.