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The Walk-on QB Who May be Spencer Sanders’ Backup in 2020

When Spencer Sanders came down injured last season with a thumb ailment, graduate transfer Dru Brown was thrust into the spotlight as OSU’s replacement quarterback. If Sanders were to miss time in 2020, his replacement may be a walk-on.

Shaun Taylor joined the OSU football program in 2018 with little fanfare out of All Saints Episcopal. A 5-11, 211 pound athlete, he garnered little attention as a recruit, deciding in the end that the atmosphere at OSU — as a walk-on — suited him best.

“I had visited a few other schools, but when I left Oklahoma State I just had a feeling that it’s where I belonged,” Taylor told the Star-Telegram in 2018.