Baylor at Oklahoma State
This year is no different with Oklahoma having the chance to win the conference title with a victory and Oklahoma State having the chance to secure a one-loss conference record – a record second to none in conference play this season – and potentially finish as the Big 12 champion if Baylor loses one of its final two games (TCU, Texas).
Stidham took over as Baylor’s starter after junior Seth Russell had season-ending neck surgery. He added a score on the ground and ran for 42 yards on six carries.
“We’ve got to battle hard for another fourteen days”, said Briles. “He is an extremely talented player that just has a gracious attitude about him. But I thought he was fabulous tonight”.
Baylor moves to No. 2 in the Big 12 Playoff pecking order, with games against injury-plagued TCU and inconsistent Texas remaining. “We never said it was going to be easy”.
Johnson appeared in the second half after backup Jarrett Stidham hurt his right ankle – severely, Briles suggested. Yet in his first real game action at the position since September 2014, he looked the part. They don’t think there’s a break in there.
“I remember that for sure”, Glidden said.
Hendrickson High alum Samaje Perine continued his late surge, running for 188 yards and a touchdown.
KD Cannon caught five passes for 210 yards to help Baylor bounce back from a 44-34 loss to Oklahoma last week. “We were hungry, everybody just talking us down again”. It’s impossible to trust OK State after what it showed us last week.
Baylor (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) remained in the mix for the conference title, while Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1) likely is out of playoff conversation.
Baylor quarterback Chris Johnson looks for a receiver during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college f …
Seriously, if we had told you that OSU would be 10-1 at this point with a blowout of TCU and a shot at a Big 12 title in hand, a huge majority of you would have been pretty happy. So perhaps the Sooners have revenge in mind for Saturday.
Cowboys quarterback Mason Rudolph threw for 430 yards and three touchdowns, while receivers James Washington and Jalen McCleskey hauled had two scoring catches apiece.
Baylor, which entered the game leading the nation in yards per game and points per game, set the tone immediately.
With Stidham, Baylor built a 24-10 lead over Oklahoma State. The call was reversed. Baylor vs Oklahoma State tv channel schedule is on Fox. The redshirt sophomore threw deep touchdown passes on his first two drives of the game, both on absolutely gorgeous throws down the field.
The last time the Baylor Bears won in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office, Ted Williams was cracking into the major leagues as a rookie and the first Batman comic was being released. Baylor gained 439 yards and ran 61 plays in the first half, but had two critical fumbles that kept Oklahoma State in the game. Think about this…the Cowboys D has faced 650 plays in eight conference games (81.3 ppg).
Johnson led the Bears on back-to-back touchdown drives in the third quarter to increase BU’s lead to 38-14.
“They were able to run the ball behind those big guys, and then they were able to throw down the field to those fast guys, ” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said.
Williams then hit Ryan Switzer for 18 yards on the Tar Heels’ first play, and after two runs and a false start penalty put them at the 5, Williams hit Davis, who beat Terrell Edmunds in the right corner of the end zone.