Norman native carries Cornhuskers into title game
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma vs. Nebraska

 
By Eric Olson
Published: November 27, 2006

LINCOLN, Neb. — Zac Taylor needed Nebraska.

Nebraska needed Zac Taylor.

What started as a marriage of convenience has been blissful, indeed.

Until Nebraska came calling two years ago, Taylor's best offer coming out of junior college was from Marshall.

Taylor, who grew up in Norman , the son of a former Oklahoma Sooner , always wanted to play football in the Big 12 Conference . Here was his cha...


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