Kirk Herbstreit tabs Jonathan Taylor as a top performer of Week 4
This is a well-deserving but totally unsurprising nomination for Jonathan Taylor.
The star running back of the Badgers came up big in Saturday’s 35-14 blowout of Michigan. Taylor scored two first-quarter touchdowns as Wisconsin raced out to a 14-0 lead. That lead grew all the way to 35-0 before the Wolverines added a couple of late scores.
Taylor finished the game with 203 yards rushing and two touchdowns as Wisconsin came away with a statement victory on its home field. With that performance, it comes as little surprise that Taylor earned national recognition after the weekend.
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ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit tweeted out his list of top-performing players Monday evening, and Taylor checked in at No. 2 on the list. No. 1 was Washington QB Jacob Eason for his work in a blowout win over BYU:
My top performing players of WEEK 4:
1-@skinnyqb10
2-@JayT23
3-@DerrickBrownAU5
4-@10jayy__
5-@MikePitt_Jr pic.twitter.com/TzRIhGLKi3— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 24, 2019
Hopefully, Taylor has more performances like this down the stretch.