There was a time when Taylor Mays was a one-man horror show. Wide receivers ducked hits, cut off routes, and pretended to get tied up at the line in bump-and-run coverage.

There was a time when Taylor Mays roamed the USC defensive backfield with the aura of Ronnie Lott. Tight ends pulled up short, feigned injury, and avoided the middle like it was the plague.

There was a time when Taylor Mays was the most punishing hit-man in college football.

Those days are gone.

Taylor Mays is nothing more than an above-average safety with a world of talent, playing for an upper-middle class program, who spends his Saturdays delivering more embarrassing cheap shots than game-breaking big hits.

Mays has become the mode...

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