Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor is tackled by Miami defensive back Sheldrick Redwine during the second half of the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.NEW YORK – Jonathan Taylor played tour guide for his Wisconsin teammates who had never visited New York. They hit the usual landmarks with trips to Lincoln Center and Times Square. Taylor even gave his buds a taste of the luxe life with a window-shopping jaunt along Fifth Avenue.
“It’s real fun to see those guys looking at all those sights,” said Taylor, a New Jersey native. “New York has a lot to offer.”
Taylor gave the Badgers one more dazzling sight to see, and the nation’s leading rusher headed home with his own sweet souvenir – an MVP trophy.
Taylor ran for 205 yards and a touchdown to top the 2,000-yard rushing mark for the season and help Wisconsin rout Miami 35-3 in a chilly Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday night.
“We’ve got the best back in the country,” Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said after he accepted the Pinstripe trophy from Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner.