Willie Taggart won his first news conference on Thursday. Absolutely killed it. He was warm, engaging, funny, revealing and enthusiastic. I don't know if he'll win a pile of football games next season, but Oregon finally has a coach who can win a news conference again.
His record in Eugene: 1-0. Taggart was brilliant in a way that he could probably never understand because he hasn't been here to witness what was being shoveled forth before.
Taggart shared his mantra: "Make no excuses. Blame no one. And do something."
He explained how he'll conduct himself: "I'm going to be me.