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Taylor and Nebraska get set for QB's farewell
By: Katelyn Kerkhove
Issue date: 11/21/06 Section: Husker Football
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When it comes to the Taylor family, it is pretty obvious to Press Taylor that either his mom or his older brother is the worst athlete in the group.
Press knows he can out-run his older brother and tends to taunt him for his inability to scramble.
But that's what brothers are supposed to do, Press said - they are required to make fun of each other, and just because he shared the dinner table with Nebraska's senior quarterback Zac Taylor, it doesn't make their relationship any different.
"He can't run," Press said. "Every time he tries to run, I look over to my dad and say something to make fun of him, and if I'm not with my dad I call him. He thinks he's got good moves, but we all know better."
However, it's not Taylor's feet that have made him into a highly respected Cornhusker QB.
In fact, it's far more than even his arm.
To NU Coach Bill Callahan, it goes beyond Taylor's statistics. It is more about the senior's character, his leadership and his overall demeanor.
To Callahan, Taylor personifies what the Huskers want in a Nebraska quarterback.
The week following the Huskers' 41-29 loss to Oklahoma State on Oct. 28, Callahan was asked how he approached Taylor following the defeat.
But the third-year coach said no conversation was needed.
"I don't have to say anything to him, personally, because when I see him up in the coaches' offices watching film and preparing on Missouri, that tells you automatically that he's ready to play today," Callahan said at an Oct. 31 press conference.
"He's going to do everything he can to prepare himself to win a football game, so I don't think there's anything that needs to be said about Zac Taylor's focus, because he continues to work hard and he is an outstanding leader, an example and the epitome of what we want in a Husker football player."
The hard work and dedication Taylor exudes on and off the field has made him the love of many Nebraska fans in his two years with the program. The backlash of a loss, or of one of his four interceptions this season, doesn't seem to last more than a few days.
But this conditioning has been years in the making, and going into his final home game against Colorado on Friday at 2:30 p.m., Taylor will leave his last footprints on the turf of Memorial Stadium.
By: Katelyn Kerkhove
Issue date: 11/21/06 Section: Husker Football
PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 3 next >
Media Credit: DN File Photo
[Click to enlarge]
When it comes to the Taylor family, it is pretty obvious to Press Taylor that either his mom or his older brother is the worst athlete in the group.
Press knows he can out-run his older brother and tends to taunt him for his inability to scramble.
But that's what brothers are supposed to do, Press said - they are required to make fun of each other, and just because he shared the dinner table with Nebraska's senior quarterback Zac Taylor, it doesn't make their relationship any different.
"He can't run," Press said. "Every time he tries to run, I look over to my dad and say something to make fun of him, and if I'm not with my dad I call him. He thinks he's got good moves, but we all know better."
However, it's not Taylor's feet that have made him into a highly respected Cornhusker QB.
In fact, it's far more than even his arm.
To NU Coach Bill Callahan, it goes beyond Taylor's statistics. It is more about the senior's character, his leadership and his overall demeanor.
To Callahan, Taylor personifies what the Huskers want in a Nebraska quarterback.
The week following the Huskers' 41-29 loss to Oklahoma State on Oct. 28, Callahan was asked how he approached Taylor following the defeat.
But the third-year coach said no conversation was needed.
"I don't have to say anything to him, personally, because when I see him up in the coaches' offices watching film and preparing on Missouri, that tells you automatically that he's ready to play today," Callahan said at an Oct. 31 press conference.
"He's going to do everything he can to prepare himself to win a football game, so I don't think there's anything that needs to be said about Zac Taylor's focus, because he continues to work hard and he is an outstanding leader, an example and the epitome of what we want in a Husker football player."
The hard work and dedication Taylor exudes on and off the field has made him the love of many Nebraska fans in his two years with the program. The backlash of a loss, or of one of his four interceptions this season, doesn't seem to last more than a few days.
But this conditioning has been years in the making, and going into his final home game against Colorado on Friday at 2:30 p.m., Taylor will leave his last footprints on the turf of Memorial Stadium.
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