Longtime college coach Willie Taggart has been hired by the Baltimore Ravens to oversee their running backs, the team confirmed on Wednesday. The veteran coach will take over from Craig Ver Steeg, who coached the running backs over the past three seasons. Ver Steeg, who has been with the Ravens since 2008, could be assigned to a different role.
“We are excited to welcome Willie to the Ravens as our running backs coach,” Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced. “Willie has been a highly successful and respected college assistant and head coach. He has a proven track record for developing players as a position coach, as an offensive coordinator, and as a head coach. A leader and a highly effective motivator, Willie’s reputation for building strong relationships with his players and fellow coaches will serve our offense well moving forward.”
During his college football coaching days, Taggart was the head coach of Florida State, Oregon, Western Kentucky, South Florida, and most recently Florida Atlantic, where he coached for three seasons before his dismissal in November.
The Ravens also announced that wide receivers coach Tee Martin will now assume the role of the Ravnes’ quarterbacks coach.
