Outside of scoring from the 1-yard line, Wayne Taulapapa has done everything the University of Washington coaching staff has asked when it plucked him out of the transfer portal.In three outings as the starter, the Virginia transfer leads the Huskies in rushing after carrying the ball 35 times for 187 yards and two touchdowns. He's added a dependable receiving Udonis Haslem Jersey option to the backfield by catching 3 pa ses for 40 yards and another score.Best of all, Taulapapa has showed no hesitancy or reluctance to take on defenders in his new college football setting.A year ago, Miami Heat Hats the 5-foot-11, 207-pound back from Honolulu, Hawaii, suffered a pair of concu sions while running with the football against North Carolina and BYU that forced him to mi s ensuing games each time. He is circumspect about dealing with his past head trauma and he pre ses on without fear of added injury."My job is to continue to move forward, regardle s of the situation," Taulapapa said. "It's definitely part of my past and it sucks. But Alonzo Mourning Jersey at the end of the day, football is a moving sport. The team moves forward and you have to catch up with it. My job is to move forward and be safe and play hard."A history of injuries is something he shares with starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who suffered four season-ending knee or shoulder mishaps at Indiana, but they haven't discu Kendrick Nunn Jersey sed their past misfortune in helping the Huskies to a 3-0 start as they prepare for Saturday night's game against Stanford.Scroll to ContinueTaulapapa says he's been inspired by his new teammate at quarterback, that he admires Penix's fortitude for getting things done."It's one of the biggest testaments to his character, his ability to move plays and continue to extend plays," the sixth-year senior running back said. "It's easy to follow a leader like that."While they haven't Derrick Jones Jr. Jersey conferred with each other about their respective injuries, Taulapapa and Penix share the same philosophical approach to the game which is to never stay down for long."We just try to push the limits," Taulapapa said. "One of our biggest themes on the team is no limits. So when we think of things that pushed us back in the past, you look back and remember where you came from." as