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Liberty Bowl: Taylor Cornelius joins elite company

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Oklahoma State quarterback Taylor Cornelius tries to stiff-arm Missouri linebacker Terez Hall during the first half of the Liberty Bowl NCAA college football game in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Taylor Cornelius held tight to the wings of the giant golden eagle atop the Liberty Bowl's most valuable player trophy. A bowl official stopped the Oklahoma State quarterback to share a bit of trivia — the last quarterback to win that trophy was Dak Prescott. “Oh, really?” Cornelius said. Not bad for a former walk-on who.