Willie Taggart’s first move as head coach of Oregon is a bold one.
Taggart headed to Hawaii on a recruiting trip to visit a prized quarterback, as 247 Sports reported. The player he is going to see is Tua Tagovailoa, who is rated by 247 Sports as the top dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2017.
Tagovailoa attends the same high school where Marcus Mariota went, so there is a Hawaii connection to Oregon thanks to the former Heisman Trophy winner. But Tagovailoa is committed to Alabama and happy with his decision, according to his father.
“He’s locked in to where he feels like he doesn’t need to visit anywhere,” Galu Tagovailoa told SEC Country. “With this new coach that’s on board at Oregon, I like his style, but I honestly don’t think he’s going to persuade Tua at all.”
Taggart is on the recruiting trip ostensibly to recruit Tagovailoa’s cousin, who is a 3-star recruit. But Taggart asked to speak with Tua as well.
The family appreciated how Taggart made it a top priority to visit Tua. And Taggart is also making a statement with his recruiting trip, and that is he’s going to have Oregon competing for the best recruits in the country no matter what.
