Osu vs baylor game

But with losses to Baylor and Iowa State coming in excruciatingly close fashion, it's hard to not wonder what could have been. Baylor won the Big 12 title while posting just total yards of offense and 1. The Cowboys added just 1. The enduring moment will be a running back getting stuffed right at the corner of the end zone on fourth down. Outside of Oklahoma, the Big 12 has been trending towards defense for years. In the last two Big 12 title games, Baylor and Iowa State entered as defensive-minded teams.

Oklahoma has been the offensive spectre looming above the conference. However, Saturday's Big 12 title game was a national reminder that this is no longer the conference of Mike Leach or Lincoln Riley. It's a defensive league. SicEm pic. Left it all on the field. LetsRide OKTurnpike pic. Let's get in that endzone! Doing what they do down the stretch. That's our defense. The Big 12 title game was a sure example of that. Blake Shapen , starting again for injured quarterback Gerry Bohanon right hamstring threw three TDs while completing his first 17 passes as Baylor took a lead in the first half.

After having first-and-goal from 2 following a pass interference penalty, Jackson gained a yard and was held for no gain before an incomplete pass by Spencer Sanders.

On fourth down from the 1, Jackson tried to sweep wide left, but with McVea in pursuit, he barely missed while trying to reach the pylon in the front corner of the end zone. Sanders threw four interceptions, one by McVea, and the Cowboys were without leading rusher Jaylen Warren because of his lingering ankle and shoulder issues.

Baylor's 11 wins match a school record and came after the record last year, when the pandemic wiped out spring drills when Aranda was coming off a national championship as LSU's defensive coordinator. The Bears won with total yards of offense, only 36 after halftime. Shapen finished 23 of 28 for yards passing overall. The total yards was a season low for the Bears. Rodriguez is now fourth. Sanders led the way with 33 yards, while Jackson totaled This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OSU vs.

Teachers confront half-empty classrooms as virus surges. Mars megaripples as tall as people show planet reshaping its landscape. Ad Microsoft. Full screen. OSU ended up getting a field goal to cut the deficit to OSU vs. Baylor was without starting quarterback Gerry Bohanon because of a hamstring injury suffered two weeks ago, but redshirt freshman backup Blake Shapen excelled in his second career start. Shapen started the game by completing his first 17 passes, setting a Big 12 championship game record.