2012 (Sophomore): Started the first six games at left guard before sustaining a season-ending injury ... offensive line led the Big Ten allowing just one sack every 31.8 pass attempts ... line did not allow a sack in five games and surrendered just one sack twice ... team set school records with 3,734 passing yards and 5,304 total yards ... led the Big Ten in passing offense (311.2), finished second in total offense (442.0) and fourth in scoring offense (30.8).
2011 Honors: Earned a spot on the Yahoo Sports, BTN.com and ESPN.com Big Ten All-Freshman teams.
2011 (Freshman): Moved from defensive line to offensive line during preseason camp ... started the final 10 games of the season and played in 11 at left guard ... team rushed for 1,374 yards in Big Ten play, the program's highest total since 2001 ... posted five games with over 200 rushing yards, including a 319-yard effort against Northwestern ... the 319 yards were the most for Indiana in a conference game since 2003 ... IU collected three straight 200-plus yard rushing games - at No. 4 Wisconsin (223), at Iowa (217) and against Northwestern - for the first time in league action since 2001.
Prep/Personal: Defensive tackle and offensive tackle for head coach Mike Giannone at Dakota High School ... all-state, all-county, All-East Detroit and all-conference selection in 2010 ... posted 103 tackles, 67 solo, with 10 sacks ... also named the team's offensive lineman of the year ... Dakota captured the District 8 championship in 2009 and 2010 ... rated the No. 20 prospect in Michigan by Rivals.com ... rated the No. 51 offensive guard nationally by ESPN.com ... mother is Stacy Clark ... born on Dec. 30, 1992, Bernard Timothy Taylor is a telecommunications major.