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No. 9 Baylor in B12 title game after win over Tech, OSU win
WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor coach Dave Aranda lauded his ninth-ranked Bears for the season they have had after getting their 10th win earlier in the day.
Now, after a little help, they get to play for a Big 12 title.
Blake Shapen threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns in his first start, Abram Smith ran for 117 yards with a score and the Bears beat Texas Tech 27-24 on Saturday, keeping alive their hopes of making the Big 12 championship game for the second time in three seasons.
Then more than eight hours later, No. 7 Oklahoma State wrapped up a 37-33 win over No. 10 Oklahoma in Bedlam. The Cowboys, who were already locked into their first Big 12 title game, play Baylor (10-2, 7-2 Big 12, CFP No. 8) next Saturday at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.
''It's just a great experience,'' Trestan Ebner said after Baylor's win about the possibility of advancing. ''I feel like if you win the Big 12 championship it's remembered forever. You have the 2013 and 2014 teams on the field house. And every team after that wants to get on there with them.''
Aranda then talked about the growth of the Bears and how they had come together following a 2-7 record in his debut last season that was altered by the pandemic.
''I think of those things, and so I think in that way we're a winner,'' the coach said. ''All of this stuff is going to be extra.''
Baylor lost 24-14 at Oklahoma State on Oct. 2. The Bears had the tiebreaker over Oklahoma (10-2, 7-2) because of their 27-14 win at home two weeks ago at home over the team that had won the last six Big 12 titles.
Shapen hit Trestan Ebner in stride near the 25 for a 61-yard catch-and-run score on the game's opening drive that put Baylor ahead to stay. Shapen had a decisive 9-yard TD pass to tight end Ben Sims with 7 minutes left to respond to a Tech score.
The Red Raiders (6-6, 3-6) still had one more chance after stopping Baylor on fourth down on its 12 with 1:18 and no timeouts left. They got in position for a 53-yard field goal attempt by Jonathan Garibay, who had plenty of leg but pushed the kick wide left on the final play. Garibay, who was 13 of 13 on field goals before then, had a game-ending 62-yarder to beat Iowa State two week earlier.
''Incredibly proud of our team, the fight that they showed,'' Sonny Cumbie said of Saturday and all four of his games so far as Tech's interim coach. ''It's so easy when things go against you to take your ball and go home, to take your ball and stop playing and to stop fighting. And if anything, these kids did just the opposite.''
Donovan Smith was 16-of-23 passing for 262 yards with two late TD passes for the Red Raiders, who a week earlier had only 108 total yards in a 23-0 loss to Oklahoma State in their home finale. That was the first time Tech was shut out in a 303-game span since 1997.
Smith's 38-yard TD to Mannix McLane with 11:37 left cut the deficit to 20-17. Baylor responded with a 10-play drive that ended with Shapen's pass to Sims. Then Smith threw a screen pass to tight end Travis Kootz that turned into a 75-yard score.
Shapen completed 20 of 34 passes starting in place of Gerry Bohanon, who injured his right hamstring late in the first half of a 20-10 win last week at Kansas State that Shapen finished.
Abram's Smith's 4-yard TD run for a 17-3 lead with 5 minutes left in the first half came five plays after Raleigh Texada sacked Donovan Smith and forced a fumble he recovered at the Tech 24. Tahj Brooks had a 1-yard TD run to cut Tech's halftime deficit to 17-10.
THE TAKEAWAY
Texas Tech: New Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire, who was in his fifth season on Baylor's staff before getting hired three weeks ago, did not attend the game. Cumbie will coach the bowl game and remain on McGuire's staff as offensive coordinator. ... Texas Tech has to win its bowl game to avoid a sixth consecutive losing record.
Baylor: The Bears were 7-0 at home for the first time since 2013. They finished their seventh 10-win season, six of those coming in the past 11 years. ... Shapen is the fourth Baylor quarterback in a row to win in his first start, following Charlie Brewer, Jalan McClendon and Bohanon.
GARIBAY WINNERS
Cumbie said ''10 times out of 10'' he would want Garibay trying that field goal at the end of the game.
''Didn't go our way,'' Cumbie said. ''He's the reason why really we're 6-6 and going to a bowl game.''
Garibay's kick at the end of the Iowa State game that got Tech bowl eligible was the longest game-winner in the final minute of an FBS game. He also had a 32-yard field goal with 18 seconds remaining in a 23-20 win at West Virginia on Oct. 2.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech will find out next weekend who and where it will play in its first bowl game since 2017.
Baylor had to wait to see if its next game was for the Big 12 title or in a bowl.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 16 | 23 |
Rushing | 6 | 10 |
Passing | 9 | 12 |
Penalty | 1 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 3-8 | 9-19 |
4th Down Conv | 1-1 | 3-4 |
Total Net Yards | 393 | 434 |
Total Plays | 53 | 84 |
Avg Gain | 7.4 | 5.2 |
Net Yards Rushing | 123 | 180 |
Rush Attempts | 28 | 50 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.4 | 3.6 |
Yards Passing | 270 | 254 |
Comp. - Att. | 16-25 | 20-34 |
Yards Per Pass | 8.9 | 7.2 |
Penalties - Yards | 3-38 | 3-25 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 3-47.7 | 3-55.0 |
Return Yards | 2 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Smith
7 QB
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D. Smith | 16/24 | 270 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Brooks
28 RB
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T. Brooks | 14 | 40 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Geiger Sr.
10 WR
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K. Geiger Sr. | 2 | 29 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Ezukanma
13 WR
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E. Ezukanma | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
X. White
14 RB
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X. White | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Thompson
4 RB
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S. Thompson | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Mannix
11 WR
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M. Mannix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Smith
7 QB
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D. Smith | 5 | -5 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Koontz
15 TE
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T. Koontz | 5 | 5 | 117 | 1 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Mannix
11 WR
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M. Mannix | 3 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Geiger Sr.
10 WR
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K. Geiger Sr. | 3 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
X. White
14 RB
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X. White | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Ezukanma
13 WR
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E. Ezukanma | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Brooks
28 RB
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T. Brooks | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Sparkman
84 WR
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J. Sparkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Bradford Jr.
97 DL
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T. Bradford Jr. | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Garibay
46 K
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J. Garibay | 1/2 | 46 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. McNamara
31 K
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A. McNamara | 1 | 39.0 | 1 | 39 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Frye 7 DB
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A. Frye | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. Shapen
12 QB
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B. Shapen | 20/34 | 254 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Smith
7 RB
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A. Smith | 30 | 117 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Ebner
1 RB
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T. Ebner | 12 | 38 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Shapen
12 QB
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B. Shapen | 7 | 24 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Estrada
18 WR
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D. Estrada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Ebner
1 RB
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T. Ebner | 5 | 4 | 118 | 1 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Estrada
18 WR
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D. Estrada | 7 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Thornton
9 WR
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T. Thornton | 7 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Smith
7 RB
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A. Smith | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Sims
86 TE
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B. Sims | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Dabney
89 TE
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D. Dabney | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Sneed
0 WR
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R. Sneed | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Woods
22 S
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J. Woods | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. McVea
42 S
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J. McVea | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Texada
3 CB
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R. Texada | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pitre
8 S
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J. Pitre | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Johnson
11 S
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L. Johnson | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
I. Hankins
98 K
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I. Hankins | 2/3 | 28 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
I. Power
43 P
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I. Power | 3 | 55.0 | 1 | 64 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Ebner
1 RB
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T. Ebner | 4 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:42 | TXTECH 25 | 0:18 | 1 | 17 | Fumble |
10:50 | TXTECH 25 | 4:44 | 9 | 47 | FG |
3:56 | TXTECH 24 | 3:19 | 7 | 27 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
10:04 | TXTECH 20 | 2:46 | 4 | 4 | Fumble |
5:01 | TXTECH 25 | 3:53 | 9 | 75 | TD |
0:31 | TXTECH 9 | 0:31 | 1 | 1 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | TXTECH 25 | 1:54 | 4 | 8 | Punt |
6:35 | TXTECH 23 | 1:37 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:31 | TXTECH 25 | 1:54 | 5 | 75 | TD |
7:00 | TXTECH 25 | 0:20 | 2 | 75 | TD |
1:18 | TXTECH 12 | 1:18 | 10 | 53 | FG Miss |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | BAYLOR 25 | 1:18 | 3 | 75 | TD |
13:31 | TXTECH 43 | 2:34 | 6 | 32 | FG |
6:06 | BAYLOR 20 | 2:13 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
0:34 | BAYLOR 9 | 5:30 | 11 | 37 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
7:18 | TXTECH 24 | 2:17 | 5 | 24 | TD |
1:08 | BAYLOR 12 | 0:37 | 3 | 9 | Punt |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:06 | BAYLOR 12 | 6:31 | 17 | 66 | FG Miss |
4:58 | BAYLOR 22 | 6:27 | 16 | 69 | FG |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:37 | BAYLOR 42 | 4:37 | 10 | 58 | TD |
6:40 | BAYLOR 32 | 5:22 | 13 | 56 | Downs |
- Touchdown (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:18 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) T.Wolff kicks 65 yards from TT 35 to the BAY End Zone. Touchback. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - BAYLOR 25 (15:00 - 1st) A.Smith rushed to BAY 25 for 0 yards. Tackled by TT at BAY 25. |
+14 YD | 2 & 10 - BAYLOR 25 (14:29 - 1st) B.Shapen pass complete to BAY 25. Catch made by A.Smith at BAY 25. Gain of 14 yards. Tackled by TT at BAY 39. |
+61 YD | 1 & 10 - BAYLOR 39 (13:52 - 1st) B.Shapen pass complete to BAY 39. Catch made by T.Ebner at BAY 39. Gain of 61 yards. T.Ebner for 61 yards TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (13:42 - 1st) I.Hankins extra point is good. |
- Fumble (1 plays, 17 yards, 0:18 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (13:42 - 1st) N.Rauschenberg kicks 65 yards from BAY 35 to the TT End Zone. Touchback. |
+17 YD | 1 & 10 - TXTECH 25 (13:42 - 1st) S.Thompson rushed to TT 42 for 17 yards. S.Thompson FUMBLES forced by J.McVea. Fumble RECOVERED by BAY-M.Milton at TT 42. Tackled by TT at TT 42. |
- Field Goal (6 plays, 32 yards, 2:34 poss)
Result | Play |
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+3 YD | 1 & 10 - TXTECH 42 (13:24 - 1st) A.Smith rushed to TT 39 for 3 yards. Tackled by TT at TT 39. |
+31 YD | 2 & 7 - TXTECH 39 (12:54 - 1st) B.Shapen pass complete to TT 39. Catch made by T.Ebner at TT 39. Gain of 31 yards. Tackled by TT at TT 8. |
-6 YD | 1 & 8 - TXTECH 8 (12:14 - 1st) A.Smith rushed to TT 14 for -6 yards. Tackled by TT at TT 14. |
No Gain | 2 & 14 - TXTECH 14 (11:38 - 1st) B.Shapen steps back to pass. B.Shapen pass incomplete intended for T.Thornton. |
+4 YD | 3 & 14 - TXTECH 14 (11:31 - 1st) B.Shapen pass complete to TT 14. Catch made by T.Thornton at TT 14. Gain of 4 yards. Tackled by TT at TT 10. |
Field Goal | 4 & 10 - TXTECH 18 (10:51 - 1st) I.Hankins 28 yard field goal attempt is good Center-T.Rodoni Holder-I.Power. |
- Field Goal (9 plays, 47 yards, 4:44 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (10:50 - 1st) N.Rauschenberg kicks 65 yards from BAY 35 to the TT End Zone. Touchback. |
-3 YD | 1 & 10 - TXTECH 25 (10:50 - 1st) T.Brooks rushed to TT 22 for -3 yards. Tackled by BAY at TT 22. |
Penalty | 2 & 13 - BAYLOR 22 (10:20 - 1st) D.Smith pass complete to TT 22. Catch made by T.Brooks at TT 22. Gain of yards. Tackled by BAY at TT 28. PENALTY on BAY-S.Ika Defensive Offside 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
+11 YD | 2 & 8 - TXTECH 27 (10:00 - 1st) D.Smith pass complete to TT 27. Catch made by T.Koontz at TT 27. Gain of 11 yards. Tackled by BAY at TT 38. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - TXTECH 38 (9:28 - 1st) T.Brooks rushed to TT 41 for 3 yards. Tackled by BAY at TT 41. |
+24 YD | 2 & 7 - TXTECH 41 (8:46 - 1st) E.Ezukanma rushed to BAY 35 for 24 yards. Tackled by BAY at BAY 35. |
+11 YD | 1 & 10 - BAYLOR 35 (7:59 - 1st) T.Brooks rushed to BAY 24 for 11 yards. Tackled by BAY at BAY 24. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - BAYLOR 24 (7:42 - 1st) T.Brooks rushed to BAY 21 for 3 yards. Tackled by BAY at BAY 21. |
No Gain | 2 & 7 - BAYLOR 21 (6:59 - 1st) D.Smith steps back to pass. D.Smith pass incomplete intended for J.Sparkman. |
No Gain | 3 & 7 - BAYLOR 21 (6:53 - 1st) D.Smith steps back to pass. D.Smith sacked at BAY 28 for -7 yards (J.Pitre; L.Johnson) |
Field Goal | 4 & 14 - BAYLOR 36 (6:12 - 1st) J.Garibay 46 yard field goal attempt is good Center-J.Knotts Holder-A.McNamara. |
- Punt (3 plays, 8 yards, 2:13 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (6:06 - 1st) T.Wolff kicks 62 yards from TT 35 to the BAY 3. T.Ebner returns the kickoff. Tackled by TT at BAY 20. |
+1 YD | 1 & 10 - BAYLOR 20 (6:00 - 1st) B.Shapen pass complete to BAY 20. Catch made by D.Estrada at BAY 20. Gain of 1 yards. Tackled by TT at BAY 21. |
+2 YD | 2 & 9 - BAYLOR 21 (5:26 - 1st) T.Ebner rushed to BAY 23 for 2 yards. Tackled by TT at BAY 23. |
+5 YD | 3 & 7 - BAYLOR 23 (4:48 - 1st) B.Shapen scrambles to BAY 28 for 5 yards. Tackled by TT at BAY 28. |
Punt | 4 & 2 - BAYLOR 28 (4:06 - 1st) I.Power punts 47 yards to TT 25 Center-T.Rodoni. A.Frye MUFFS catch. Fumble RECOVERED by TT-TT at TT 25. Tackled by BAY at TT 25. |
- Punt (7 plays, 27 yards, 3:19 poss)
Result | Play |
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+7 YD | 1 & 10 - TXTECH 25 (3:53 - 1st) K.Geiger rushed to TT 32 for 7 yards. Tackled by BAY at TT 32. |
+6 YD | 2 & 3 - TXTECH 32 (3:24 - 1st) T.Brooks rushed to TT 38 for 6 yards. Tackled by BAY at TT 38. |
+8 YD | 1 & 10 - TXTECH 38 (2:58 - 1st) X.White rushed to TT 46 for 8 yards. Tackled by BAY at TT 46. |
+6 YD | 2 & 2 - TXTECH 46 (2:33 - 1st) X.White rushed to BAY 48 for 6 yards. Tackled by BAY at BAY 48. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - BAYLOR 48 (2:03 - 1st) T.Brooks rushed to BAY 45 for 3 yards. Tackled by BAY at BAY 45. |
-3 YD | 2 & 7 - BAYLOR 45 (1:22 - 1st) X.White rushed to BAY 48 for -3 yards. Tackled by BAY at BAY 48. |
No Gain | 3 & 10 - BAYLOR 48 (0:48 - 1st) D.Smith steps back to pass. D.Smith pass incomplete intended for M.Mannix. |
Punt | 4 & 10 - BAYLOR 48 (0:42 - 1st) A.McNamara punts 39 yards to BAY 9 Center-J.Knotts. Fair catch by T.Ebner. |