MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Badgers receiver Quintez Cephus was watching film alongside members of the coaching staff last Monday when he received a call from his brother. Cephus got the worst kind of news. His father, Andre Taylor, had been shot in the head that afternoon following an argument outside a convenience store in Macon, Georgia, and was in critical condition.
"Emotions went from zero to 100 very quickly," Badgers receivers coach Ted Gilmore said. "It's one of those deals where you really can't say anything but just hold him."
In an instant, Cephus' world drastically changed.