Taylor has a sweet time

Of all the elated UCLA players to walk off the Texas Memorial Stadium turf on Saturday night after the Bruins' 34-12 win over the No. 7-ranked Longhorns, center Ryan Taylor took the sweetest time.
Step after step, his smile grew and grew and grew as he savored the moment, soaking in his sweat - he missed a portion of the game with cramps - while soaking in the atmosphere.
He deserved the long stroll.
Taylor returned to his home state a victor, the 25 game tickets he finagled from teammates going to good use.
He bent his fingers into the Hook' Em Horns sign, flipped them face down and strutted of the field.
"Horns Down," he said between gulps of air. "We did it. ... I wanted to beat Texas. That's it. I just wanted a win. Just wanted a win."
Taylor went down in the third quarter and had to receive intravenous fluids after the brutal Texas heat - game-time temperature listed at 90 degrees with 50 percent humidity - took its toll. Redshirt freshman Greg Capella entered the game until early in the fourth quarter, when he was pulled after an errant snap as Taylor replaced him. His return was pivotal, as UCLA chewed up the clock on a 12-play drive that resulted in no points and only gained 34 yards, but took 8 minutes, 19 seconds.