He was rumored to have been offered a contract twice by Alabama. The latter was in 07-08.
Edit: I dug up when he was initially offered a contract, and apparently it was to replace Dennis Franchione at Alabama. Said Alabama team was dealing with NCAA sanctions and had some pretty 'meh', and actually a lousy season in recent memory. In other words, it was a dark time for Alabama.
Kudos to CJL for sticking with his project at USF, and then later on when they were a BCS program (dream realized).
Still, Taggart would be a moron not to leave USF for Oregon. There are NFL jobs less prestigious.