“We had no choice but to make a change,” Florida State President John Thrasher said Sunday in a news release. The school said longtime Florida State assistant Odell Haggins has been asked to take over as interim coach for the remaining three games. Haggins was 2-0 as the interim in 2017, after Jimbo Fisher left Florida State for Texas A&M late in the 2017 season. Advertisement“We still have a lot of faith,” Florida State linebacker Emmett Rice said Saturday. “I spoke to Coach Taggart this afternoon to let him know of our decision,” Florida State athletic director David Coburn said Sunday.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 03, 2019 20:43 UTC