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Another example in a long line of examples where a HS QB finds success elsewhere in Madison.

Roy Helu Jr. - At the end of the 2010 Missouri game, Helu had 307 rushing yards

True freshman QB of the future.



When you win a Rose Bowl, you make the countdown (the below was taken during the first game in which Jump Around was played - we were there, of course).

Steve Taylor had great speed and elusive moves as a runner (over 2,000 career rush yards and a (then) single-game record 157 QB rush yards against Utah State in 1987). He also finished as the (then) fifth-leading passer in school history. He threw a school-record five TDs against No. 3 UCLA in 1987 and four more against Missouri a few games later. Remember, this was out of Tom Osborne's 1980s power option offense, which was not exactly a prolific passing scheme.


Taylor came off the bench - as a true freshman - in the 1986 Fiesta Bowl against Michigan. Although his fourth-quarter comeback attempt fell just short, that performance helped him earn the starting job in 1986. Every season, his production got better and better. Taylor earned All-America honors as a junior in 1987. In his senior season, Taylor improved in almost every statistical category and repeated as an All-Big Eight selection.

Tough TE to cover; didn't last very long in the NFL. What made him good in college, was a liability in the league: he wasn't quite a WR, and he wasn't quite a TE.