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Florida State AD dismisses talk on Willie Taggart's status

Florida State athletic director David Coburn on Tuesday dismissed social media talk about football coach Willie Taggart's job status, including one report that Urban Meyer would be the school's top target to replace him.

Coburn, addressing a Football Scoop report that FSU would pursue Meyer, told the Tallahassee Democrat, "If [Taggart] were hit by a bus tomorrow, we would not target Coach Meyer, period. I say that with all due respect to Coach Meyer, but we would not target Steve Spurrier, either." Both Meyer and Spurrier coached FSU's in-state rival, Florida, to national championships.