Zac Taylor

Zac Taylor (born May 10, 1983) is an American football assistant coach and former quarterback. He is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Miami Dolphins. From 2005 to 2006, he was the starting quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team under head coach Bill Callahan. Coincidentally, Taylor hails from Norman, Oklahoma, hometown of the rival Oklahoma Sooners. He signed with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2007.

Early collegiate career
Despite Taylor's record-setting career at Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, few schools recruited him. In 2002, he signed with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, where he redshirted his first year, and filled in sparingly the next, completing the only pass he attempted in those 2 years. From there he transferred to Butler Community College (Kansas) where he passed for nearly 3,000 yards with 29 touchdowns. In his breakout season, Taylor led Butler to the NJCAA championship game and earned second-team NJCAA All-American honors.

College career
After his 2004 season Taylor looked at multiple schools, including Memphis, Marshall and Nebraska. Nebraska had abandoned their long standing running/option offense for an entirely new, West Coast offense led by newly appointed coach Bill Callahan. In 2005, Taylor led the Huskers to an 8-4 record, ending in a 30-3 victory against Colorado where he threw for 392 yards, and a come-from-behind 32-28 win against Michigan in the Alamo Bowl, where he threw a Nebraska bowl record 3 touchdown passes. Taylor broke the school record for passing yards in a season with 2,653 yards his junior year.

In his 2006 opener against Louisiana Tech, Taylor got off to a fast start, completing 22 of 33 attempts for 287 yards with 3 touchdowns and one interception. The game after, against Nicholls State, Taylor once again showed his precision in passing the ball, finishing 19 of 23 for 202 yards and a new career-best in 4 touchdown passes.

Taylor led the Nebraska Cornhuskers to a record of 9-3 with an appearance in the 2006 Big 12 Championship Game, facing off against Oklahoma. Taylor passed for 2,789 yards, 24 touchdowns and 4 interceptions during the regular season and earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.

Post-college
In January 2013, Taylor was named quarterbacks coach for the Miami Dolphins after serving as the assistant quarterbacks coach in 2012. He was previously an assistant coach at Texas A&M, serving under former head coach (and current Dolphins offensive coordinator) Mike Sherman.

Personal life
Taylor is married to Sarah Sherman, and they have two sons, Brooks and Luke. Taylor's younger brother, Press Taylor, was a quarterback for Marshall University and is currently the offensive quality control coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. Taylor's father, Sherwood, was a defensive back and captain for Oklahoma and head coach Barry Switzer from 1976-1979.