Baylor ruins Oklahoma State’s undefeated season with 45-35 win

The No. 10 Bears defeated the No. 6 Cowboys 38-28, ending OSU’s undefeated season. Other 1939 happenings: Lou Gehrig played for the Yankees, the Spanish Civil War came to an end, Batman made his first comic book appearance and a brand new vehicle cost all of $750.

Briles said Stidham was in bad shape after the game, and his status at TCU on Friday is uncertain. “I think there’s been a lot of scenarios and a lot of experience, not only for me but for this team”, Rudolph told reporters.

“We’ve faced some decent offenses, different style offenses, teams that can run and can pass”, Ash said. He completed 5 of 10 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 42 yards and a TD on the ground. Although Johnson did throw an interception while scrambling, he looked very, very capable in his first significant snaps of his career.

Jones scored on returns of 43 and 72 yards.

“That’s incredible”, Briles said. If they can’t get it this week, the Hokies plays at Virginia next week.

They marched to a score on their next possession, too, with Stidham hitting Cannon for a 59-yard scoring pass.

This game is tricky, but I like Va. Tech in the first half only.

“It felt real good [to have a big game]”. Ohio State managed only 75 yards, and when the rain and wind picked up in the second half, the game became even more of a grind.

BREAKOUT PLAYER: Though Baylor wide receiver Corey Coleman is headed for All-America honors, overall depth is what makes this unit the nation’s best. He was 9 of 20 for 127 yards and two scores before leaving with a head injury.

Defensively, the Bears played their best game of season by far. They had more quarterbacks then they knew what to do with, one of the best running backs in the country and a defense with potential All-Americans at every level. The coach also said he was uncertain about Big 12 rushing leader Shock Linwood because of a knee and ankle issue. The Cowboys haven’t lost since falling at Baylor last November, the night coach Mike Gundy removed the redshirt from then-freshman quarterback Mason Rudolph. Oklahoma State is undefeated and needs to take care of the Bears to set up a winner-take-all Bedlam matchup with the Sooners next weekend.

Now, it’s here. Johnson will be charged with breathing life into the Bears’ flickering playoff hopes for a second consecutive week in Friday’s battle of banged-up teams. With Beau Blackshear and Byron Bonds both out with injuries, the Bears played extremely well with limited numbers on defense.

“He’s extremely confident. He has great ability out there”, standout left tackle Spencer Drango said. The Cowboys ended the Bears’ run after J.W. Walsh flipped the ball to Jalen McCleskey, who ran it around the corner for a touchdown. Instead of celebrating the beauty of pitch and catch, we focus on those who can’t (Alabama, Ohio State, Iowa), and those who can’t do it good enough (Clemson, Notre Dame).

“The obvious part for us is we have to play well these last two weeks”, Stoops said.

Baylor is rounding into shape at the right time. We jumped out to a 14-point lead nearly from the get-go, and after OSU rebounded to tie it up there, they never got within 7 points again.

That’s because the No. 7 Sooners (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 7 CFP) know they need to defeat No. 11 TCU (9-1, 6-1, No. 18 CFP) at home on Saturday to have any chance of claiming the Big 12 Championship or sneaking into the playoff.