MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Taylor Cornelius leaned against a golf cart parked in a tunnel beneath TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium with a couple of ice packs strapped to his banged-up body.
Asked to mentally step back from the 31-24 loss his team had just suffered on Thanksgiving weekend, and describe how he felt about his senior season as a whole, Cornelius had no hesitancy.
“Worth the wait,” said the fifth-year senior and one-year starter, trying to smile through the pain of another frustrating defeat during a 6-6 season.
In the minds of teammates, coaches, fans and anyone who has watched him this season, opinions of Cornelius' lone season as Oklahoma State's quarterback will cover a wide array.