Ira has covered Florida State for more than 15 years and college football for more than 25 years. He is a former sports editor and columnist at the Tallahassee Democrat and other outlets.
While new Florida State head coach Willie Taggart has yet to name any of his assistant coaches, at least two of the Seminoles' offensive assistants have decided to join former coach Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M.
Just a few days after running backs coach Jay Graham decided to accept Fisher's offer, popular recruiting coordinator/tight ends coach Tim Brewster announced on Tuesday that he will be headed to the Aggies as well.
Brewster's decision did not come as a surprise. The coach, who normally is very active on social media, had not tweeted about FSU recruiting in more than a week before making his announcement early Tuesday morning.
Other than longtime defensive tackles coach Odell Haggins, who is serving as interim head coach, it is not clear if any other current FSU assistants will be staying on Taggart's staff.
Taggart is expected to bring some assistants from Oregon once the Ducks have finished playing in the Las Vegas Bowl this Saturday. At that point, his FSU staff is expected to come into focus.
High on the radar for both Florida State and Oregon is Ducks defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt. While Taggart is expected to make a push for the former USF head coach, Oregon officials have said they will try to keep him with new head coach Mario Cristobal.
