No Arizona Wildcat needs a week off more than tailback J.J. Taylor.
The redshirt sophomore carried a career-high 40 times Friday night against Colorado — six days after carrying a career-high 30 times against Oregon. Those 70 rushes netted 404 yards, giving Taylor 1,221 for the season.
Taylor ranks third in the country behind Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor (1,363) and Memphis’ Darrell Henderson (1,280). Jonathan Taylor has an FBS-high 208 carries. J.J. Taylor has 207.
“We don’t want to hand it to J.J. 40 times,” UA coach Kevin Sumlin said Monday. “We’re all better off when we’re splitting time.