"Michael had this look on his face and he was not going to lose. He was going to be first, and his life depended on it." - Peter Taaffe, reflecting on his son Michael's competitive spirit.
"Every player would come back, and I'd say, 'Hey, how'd it go? How was 7-on-7?' They always would bring up Michael Taaffe. 'Taaffe got another interception today.'" - Steve Sarkisian, on Taaffe's impact during practices.
"Taaffe was a non-scholarship walk-on who endured grueling tryouts just to make it this far. But there was a common thread in the early returns." - Reflecting on Taaffe's journey to success.
"Sarkisian knows him now, as does the rest of the country. This season, the 6-foot, 195-pound junior defensive back started all 14 games for the Longhorns." - An overview of Taaffe's achievements.
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