The road to recovery wasn’t always smooth for University of Hawaii linebacker Logan Taylor, but it’s one that led him back to the field on time for one last year of college football.
Taylor, Hawaii’s leading tackler in 2022, tore his left ACL in UH’s third game in 2023, a 31-20 victory over Albany. Because he played under the four-game threshold, Taylor was able to utilize a medical redshirt to return for his seventh year of college ball in 2024.
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But the process following surgery was far from linear for Taylor or the team. The Rainbow Warriors were instantly without their vocal leader and alpha. For Taylor, a strenuous rehabilitation process ensued.
On Wednesday, Taylor was back on the field as the Rainbow Warriors began fall camp, one month before the team’s season opener against Delaware State.
“It’s very emotional every single day because this is something that I prayed for the last 10 months. To be out here is surreal,” Taylor said following Thursday’s practice. “I feel like it’s an out of body experience to be out here with my boys, to do what I love, I just give all praise to God because I prayed for this. I believed it before I could see it and now I’m here. I’m just fired up and all glory to God.