Jim Leavitt Named to FAU Football and Head Coach Willie Taggart’s Staff

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Jim Leavitt, a 40-plus year football coaching veteran, has been named Florida Atlantic University's defensive coordinator, announced FAU head coach Willie Taggart, on Sunday.

Leavitt will assume the responsibilities of a defense that set a single- season record of 33 takeaways and held the last seven opponents to an average of 15.8 points per game.

He is familiar to both the state of Florida and to Taggart's style after serving as USF's inaugural head coach and working with the newly hired FAU coach Taggart at both Oregon and Florida State.

Since Taggart assumed the helm of the Owls, he has ushered the Owls through the December signing period, watch the 2019 Conference USA Champions, defeat SMU 52-28 in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowls and has diligently begun working on building his staff.

Leavitt is the first to be announced. For his complete bio Click HERE.

The Owls are scheduled to open the 2020 schedule at Minnesota on Saturday, Sept. 5 and will open the 2020 home slate versus USF on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Season ticket deposits for the for the 2020 campaign are being accepted. Please call 1-866-FAU-Owls.

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