Former South Florida head coach and Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt was on campus at Florida State Saturday.

Leavitt worked with FSU coach Willie Taggart at Oregon when he ran the Ducks' defense in 2017.

FSU does not have an open position on its coaching staff, and whether Leavitt wants to remain a coach at the college level is unknown. The Seminoles could attempt to bring him in for an off-field position due to his buyout with Oregon.

Leavitt parted ways with Oregon last month after reaching a financial settlement with the school. He elected to stay at Oregon for the 2018 season following Taggart's departure for FSU.

Taggart initially tried to bring Leavitt with him as defensive coordinator when he was putting together his first staff at FSU. Taggart later hired Harlon Barnett for that role.

Both of his defenses at Oregon finished the season ranked 50th in the S&P+ defensive rankings.

He was the head coach at USF from 1997-2009. He had a 95-57 record with the Bulls.

Leavitt has also coached at Kansas State, Colorado, and Iowa at the college level. He spent four seasons as the linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-14.

Reach Wayne McGahee III at wmcgahee@tallahassee.com

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