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Florida Atlantic hires ex-Florida State coach Willie Taggart to replace Lane Kiffin

Former Florida State coach Willie Taggart wasn’t without a job for long.

Taggart was fired as Florida State’s coach on Nov. 3. Wednesday, he confirmed to Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel that he would be replacing Lane Kiffin at Florida Atlantic.

Kiffin was formally introduced Monday at Ole Miss after the school officially hired him following FAU’s Conference USA title game win over UAB.

Taggart’s FSU tenure did not go well. The team was 5-7 in his first year and missed a bowl game for the first time since 1981. The team was 4-5 when he was fired and replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Odell Haggins.