Taylor returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and Arizona State scored twice in the opening 56 seconds to rout rival Arizona 70-7 Friday night.
Freshman DeaMonte Trayanum converted an opening Arizona fumble into a 4-yard TD run 43 seconds after Taylor's TD return and the Sun Devils piled on one score after another.
Arizona State lost the previous two games it played on last-minute TDs and three more to COVID-19 issues.
Arizona State led 42-7 at halftime ā most first-half points in Territorial Cup history ā despite being outgained 260-241 in total yards.
He is 9-20 and has not beaten Arizona State in three seasons in the desert, but also has a large buyout.