Baylor expects full recovery for Russell after neck surgery

CFP committee chair Jeff Long told reporters Tuesday night that it did not take into consideration the season-ending injury to Baylor starting quarterback Seth Russell and the fact that true freshman Jarrett Stidham now takes the wheel of what has been the nation’s No. 1 offense in total yards and scoring. His arm strength and athleticism were on full display as he got the football into the hands of Baylor’s playmakers, like Corey Coleman who racked up 216 yards receiving on 11 receptions with a pair of touchdowns. The Tigers do not change much over the years; they have a good running game, a good defense, and shaky quarterback play.

The Hurricanes made the announcement in a letter sent from athletic director Blake James.

The Wildcats likely will try to rattle him with blitzes and other defensive chances, even if the Bears are confident Stidham will be able to handle whatever comes his way.

Then, late in the fourth quarter, he came up with his most impressive play of the game. Coleman could be in that same position, especially if he continues to have his most productive games in important spots for Baylor’s team success. Kansas State’s safety reads this action and immediately reacts to fill that outside lane. We’ve got a game Thursday at K-State, great football team, great tradition. The Wildcats are trying to avoid a fifth straight loss and were outscored 78-9 in the last two games against Oklahoma and Texas.

K-State’s defense would rebound though, stopping a promising Baylor drive on the next possession and forcing them to kick a field goal from 39 yards out, extending their lead to 31-10. “Anybody that has their first start, they’re ready to just get to the game, get going and get it over with”.

If only Kansas State had played a clean game, the College Football Playoff picture might have looked a whole lot different after Thursday night.

Watch Baylor Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats live stream online NCAA College Football FS1 TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here. That’s one touchdown for every four completions. The freshman finished 23 of 33 for 419 yards and three touchdowns. “They are really tough, really tough, right here”. Shock Linwood had a huge game running the ball for the Bears, rushing 27 times for 171 yards and one TD. TCU and Baylor square off in what constitutes both teams’ regular season finale at 7:30 p.m. November 27.

Baylor ran out the clock to drop Kansas State (3-5) to 0-5 in conference play for the first time since 1989, the first season for coach Bill Snyder on the sideline. 2 TCU in Manhattan earlier this season.

Quarterback Joe Hubener led the way for the Wildcats, rushing for a career-high 153 yards on a career-high 29 attempts with two touchdowns. Temperatures will be in the mid 50’s to go along with a 10 mile per hour wind blowing across the field from west to east. CHEERLEADER WAR: ABOUT BAYLOR (7-0, 4-2 ATS, 5-2 O/U): Stidham has been strong in limited duty, completing 24-of-28 passes for 331 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions. “They pulled out all their bag of tricks since they had two weeks to prepare against us”. The point I’d like to make is this: You can see that Stidham is standing tall in the pocket (he had a few good blocking here), but look at his technique.