Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series examining the Power 5 and top Group of 5 teams for the 2019 college football season.



Willie Taggart was on an emotional high.



After spending one season at Oregon, he bolted to take the job left vacated by Jimbo Fisher at Florida State. For someone who grew up in Palmetto, Fla., in a family of devout Seminoles fans, it was a dream come true.



At the ACC Kickoff in Charlotte last July, Taggart set the bar high for his tenure at FSU.



“My vision for this program is to win multiple championships in a first-class manner,” he said. “To me, that’s what Florida State is all about, and that’s what I grew up watching and loving when it came to Florida State football. Every year, they were competing for a championship, and every year, they were winning. That’s our goal, that’s our vision and that’s why we all come to Florida State University — to win...