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Interesting.. I don't know the details, but has he finished his degree and is a possible graduate transfer? He'll have 1 year, so it really couldn't hurt, and maybe it will help at Armwood, and with Jordan Griffin who would be a game changer for this class on defense.

He has held his own against some of the best DEs in the country at a few recent camps during 1on1s, and the DEs have a huge advantage in 1on1s. The Nature Coast district contains South Sumter, Pasco, Zephyrhills and Hernando... not necessarily a bunch of slouches.

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Picked up 4 offers over the last 2 weeks: South Carolina, Penn State, Oklahoma, and Syracuse. He did real well at the Nike Camp yesterday considering the terrible weather/conditions.

Or not... Jim Fuller â€@NHRJimFuller1m St. Thomas Aquinas offensive lineman Ryan Crozier commits to #UConn http://bit.ly/1n63sBR

Also of note... The recruits sit in section 121. The kids all saw this going on. Bayes, Brown, Porter, Fullwood, Black, Galati... The only excitement they experienced all night was in the stands.

Quoted from Les Miles this a.m. Give Taggart and crew some time. "@MrChadBishop: Miles: "When I watched (WKU) play Kentucky, if you had just put them all in plain uniforms, you would've thought WKU was the SEC team.""

Hysterical - I love it... It's going to go viral and bring a ton of publicity. Some are hating on it but who cares. Good stuff.

This might help... From February - Pasco HC had some kinda beef with USF right after signing day. Tom McHugh â€@tmac11418 Feb Reading tweets from HS coaches and players about USF junior day. I had no idea they were having one. Tom McHugh â€@tmac11418 Feb I guess USF won't be interested in Nate Craig-Meyers Or Brandon Ray or Brandon Debyah or Malik Johns or 6'5 1/2" TE Bowman Archibald Tom McHugh â€@tmac11418 Feb Yeah we'll they have always done a stellar job recruiting at PHS. Never recruited Josh Johnson, Mylon Brown, Jamie Byrd, David Emmanuel Tom McHugh â€@tmac11418 Feb Took a fly by with Janarion Grant though Tom McHugh â€@tmac11420 Feb oh and USF don't forget 6'6" 240lb OT RJScaife and Ajee Carr

Simple - I spoke with the original source of the rumor...

Has anyone heard anything on him since that initial rumor a few months back? Not happening.

Tampa's top 2014 DE - Rohan Blackwood - He is at USF this morning. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1058534/highlights/22398380

He tweeted this on 1/24: TurnUp Montana â€@MegaManC4 Great running this morning. Rehab after class.

Weiner is an awesome coach, and he is extremely well-respected across the state. If you were tuned into twitter when this broke, you would have seen coaches across the state raving about this hire, from Jacksonville to Miami. Whoever runs state powerhouse Miramar's football twitter account liked it a lot. Weiner attends most of the coaching clinics around the state throughout the year. Plant was in absolutely terrible shape when Weiner took over at in 2004. They won just 3 games in 2004. In just his second year, he got them back to the playoffs and even won their first round game before bowing out to Armwood. Then in year 3, Weiner led Plant to a 15-0 record and an incredible state championship win over a Tim Tebow QB'ed Nease team. He followed that up with state championships in 2008, 2009, and 2011. The excellent players that have developed under him are endless.

Tressel??? Do some research if you want to be taken seriously. Willie is an excellent hire. Many very important people are all seeing eye to eye on this. Every local high school coach... local ESPN analyst Corey Long... HomeTeam writers... even Dickie V!! All great support to have.

BHSN article... http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/sports/article.html/content/news/articles/bhsn/2012/12/4/manatee_s_joe_kinnan.html#.UL5NlIR0mYw.facebook This needs to be a done deal. Plant, Armwood, Manatee, Lakewood, Tampa Catholic... They have stated their full support of Taggart. Forward this to McGillis/Woolard.. whoever. If Joe Kinnan had a say, Willie Taggart would be the next head coach at the University of South Florida. "I think he'd do a marvelous job," said Kinnan, who coached Taggart while the Western Kentucky head coach was a star quarterback at Manatee high school. "I think he's an outstanding young man and would be a credit to South Florida. He's got a great demeanor, and he's just a quality young man. "I've never head anyone say anything negative about him in all my years of knowing him since he was in the ninth grade."

It helps in a lot of ways. He is connected to HS coaches all over the place. He would bring Marquel Blackwell back with him. His LB coach, Raymond Woodie, used to be a HC at Palmetto and Bayshore also. Look what the big local ESPN guy is saying publicly on twitter... Corey Long â€@CoreyLong Couple of HS coaches I talked to tonight seemed to be hopeful that Taggart would get the USF job. Corey Long â€@CoreyLong One of them said that if Taggart were hired USF would be "a player for every top prospect from Tampa to Naples."

Potential four year starter. Chance to lift a whole team on my shoulders. I would. Yes. He has a very unique opportunity at USF. There is already some young offensive talent here too. Davis, Price, Montgomery all provide some excellent targets. The OL still has great potential. Just need a game-changer at RB too.

Recruiting is horrible right now. It is hard to understand. USF has become a joke to local coaches, and local media. Just go on twitter during games. It is clear as day. The horrible coaching decisions and lack of effort are not hard to see. USF needs a young guy that can mine the talent. One that can earn respect and back it up. Coaching becomes much easier when you have legit talent. USF has to get on guys earlier. Forget the current class. I can point out a dozen 2014 kids that should be getting love from USF already. But they aren't. USF will wait until they have other offers. It sucks. Look at how long it took them to offer Nate Godwin. Then they lost him to..... Minnesota!?!?! Isaiah Wynn, Mason Cole... they used to mention USF regularly. Now, USF will never sniff those guys again with the current staff. Willie Taggart is the obvious name. He could do some big-time things with this program in my opinion. They are other options out there too.

Here is the article that quote came from... http://bigcountypreps.com/181/latest-recruiting-news-on-mike-love-countryside-de/

Way too late.

... Which really has to make you think hard about the staff's ability to evaluate talent. Terrible.

No biggie. An even better RB resides right here in Tampa Bay. Slightly taller, longer build, more speed. They performed head-to-head at the one camp at West Orange HS this summer and this guy outdid JoJo easily. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1058536/highlights/17898374

Have any more insight like why they are quitting on the staff? ****. There is obviously a lot of negativity around the program right now, but I hate to hear things like this. I just saw this tweet from Eatmon too... L.O.E â€@BigEasy_70 Times like this make me wanna just say f#@& it and give up but i cant/wont do that cause i got too much and too many people counting on me

I had to get a shot of it...