LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says winless Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school has not announced the decision. A news conference is scheduled for later in the day.
Taggart replaces David Elson, who was fired two weeks ago but agreed to finish the season. The Hilltoppers are 0-10 overall and 0-6 in the Sun Belt Conference. They have lost 18 straight games dating to last year, the nation’s longest active losing streak.
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Taggart is in his third season as running backs coach at Stanford. He played and coached at Western Kentucky for more than a decade before joining the Cardinal.
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