UA Insider: 4-star WR Moore looking to leave Texas, will visit FSU

Moore excited about Taggart hire, sets up official visit

It's been a hot-and-cold recruiting process for Florida State and four-star wide receiver Joshua Moore, but things seem to be trending in the right direction for the Seminoles once again.

Moore has flirted with the idea of taking an official visit to FSU for quite some time, and now those plans appear to be set in stone.

"I'm excited about the FSU visit," Moore said. "I've been to FSU several times, but my mom hasn't, and that's why I really want her to see it. Florida State has always recruited me very hard, and I like them a lot.

"I feel they need receivers, and I think I can come in right away and help in what should be an explosive offense with Coach [Willie] Taggart, who I have a great relationship with going all the way back to Oregon last year."

Nothing is official yet, but there have been rumors swirling that current Miami receivers coach Ron Dugans could be the next receivers coach at FSU. Dugans played at FSU and has coached under Taggart in the past.

If that happens, Moore would give it his stamp of approval.

"I've talked to him several times at Miami," Moore said. "I've heard he's most likely to get the job. He loves my mentality as a receiver and how explosive I can be. He's a great receivers coach."

Whether or not the Seminoles bring in Dugans, Moore said he's excited about the possibilities of playing in Taggart's "Gulf Coast Offense."

"It fits me really well because I'm such a downfield threat, and he uses the receivers in so many ways," the four-star receiver said. "Coach Taggart's style to throw the ball so much really caught my attention. Coach Taggart is a really great guy. He's going to give it to you real. He actually called me a few days after he was official for the job and [said] that I was for sure a priority for this class."