Texas Football star Michael Taaffe named Burlsworth Trophy semifinalist

AstheTexasLonghornsentertheirmostcriticalstretchoftheseason,MichaelTaaffeismakingheadlines.TaaffehasbeennamedasemifinalistfortheBurlsworthTrophyforthesecondconsecutiveyear.Theawardisgivenannuallytoaplayerwhobegantheircollegecareerasawalk-onandhasshownoutstandingperformanceonthefield.WhiletheLonghorns’starhasbattledinjuries,hehasbeenstellarwhenhealthythisseason.Insevengames,Taaffehasrecorded51totaltacklesandonesack.Hehasalsoaddedoneinterceptiontohisresumewhilecontinuingtobeahumanhighlightreelonthefield.ThathashelpedraisehisstockwiththeNFLDraftonlymonthsaway. FormanyinAustin,Taaffe’sstellarplayhascomeasnosurprise.Duringhiscollegecareer,theWestlakeHighgradhasrecorded202totaltacklesandthreesacks.Regardlessoftheopponent,Taaffehasmadelifedifficultwith13passdeflections.Duetohisplay,TaaffehasbecomeastapleintheLonghorns’defense.  AlthoughTaaffe&