Arkansas and Texas A&M are long gone from AT&T Stadium following their game Saturday night but the grounds crew is hard at work in the wee hours changing the field for the NFL game Sunday night in this very stadium as the Dallas Cowboys host the Chicago Bears.
Jim Grobe says he did not intend to go for it on fourth and 1 from the Baylor 24 late in the third quarter. "I was yelling, 'Punt the ball. Punt the ball,'" the coach said. The battery pack in his headset was off, so no one heard him -- and Baylor failed to get the first down on a direct snap to Terence Williams. That said, Grobe had confidence in his defense to make the fourth quarter stops that it did.
Seth Russell threw four touchdown passes, including an 89-yarder to Chris Platt for the go-ahead score in the third quarter, and No. 16 Baylor held on to beat Oklahoma State 35-24 on Saturday.
Baylor is 4-0 after a 35-24 win over Oklahoma State -- and the Bears won their league opener without big contributions from Shock Linwood or KD Cannon.
Orion Stewart's interception of Mason Rudolph on fourth and 15 all but secures victory for Baylor. The Bears are headed into October at 4-0 with two byes, Iowa State and Kansas on the schedule before visiting Texas in Week 9.
Baylor has been outplayed for most of the second half but turned away Oklahoma State twice inside the 4-yard line. Then the Bears went 99 yards, scoring on a third-and-15 pass from Seth Russell to Chris Platt. It's all about what you do with the opportunities, and the Bears have made the most of theirs. Not OSU. Baylor leads 35-24 with 5:14 to play.
Big gamble for Baylor in the final minute of the fourth quarter, trying to catch Oklahoma State off guard with the quick snap to RB Terence Williams on fourth and 1 from its 24. It didn't work. Tells you about the mindset against OSU QB Mason Rudolph, who is feeling it. Is the Baylor defense up to the task as we head to the fourth quarter? The complexion of its season largely depends on these 15 minutes.
Outstanding poise from Oklahoma State QB Mason Rudolph in directing a 16-play, 75-yard drive. The Cowboys converted five third downs on the march and they're 10 of 13 for the game. That's how you win on the road -- and why Rudolph is 6-0 in starts away from Stillwater since losing his debut here as a true freshman in 2014. Tied at 21 halfway through the third quarter.
You know it's going well when ... Baylor QB Seth Russell threw a pass through the hands of WR Lynx Hawthorne, but Ismael Zamora was there to snag it and race 38 yards for a TD. Bears go up 14-7.
Big play by Oklahoma State true freshman Tanner Morgan, the long snapper out of Ankeny, Iowa, who jumped on Tony Nicholson's fumble of a punt return at the 5-yard line. Before he fumbled, Nicholson made a poor decision to field Zach Sinor's punt at the 4. The damage? A touchdown for the Cowboys. All tied in Waco.
Players are returning to the field at McLane Stadium. The resumption is scheduled for 8:14 p.m. CT. Last week, Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer leveraged a two-hour weather delay into success by adjusting his scheme. It might be more difficult tonight with less than two minutes expired in this game. Baylor leads 6-0.
Seven plays, 75 yards and a Terence Williams 23-yard touchdown run for Baylor on the opening drive. And before the extra point, there's lightning in the area. The players have left the field. A delay in Waco.
The lone veteran in the lineup a day after Texas won another AL West title, Elvis Andrus hit a pair of two-run homers in the Rangers' 5-0 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.
A closer look at the Bears' helmet for tonight.
Baylor takes the field, seeking its 13th win in 15 games all time at McLane Stadium.
Former university president Kenneth Starr says "a grave injustice" was done to "honorable" former Baylor coach Art Briles.
After the first two weeks, Cowboys' fans are wondering if the team's conservative play calls inside the 20 are because of Dan Bailey's consistency?
The Rangers are in the playoffs for the fifth time in seven seasons, and anything less than winning a World Series will be a disappointment.
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | 32 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 58 | 24 |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 46 | 43 |
| Washington | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 39 | 65 |
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 92 | 63 | .594 | - | W2 |
| Seattle | 81 | 73 | .526 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Houston | 81 | 74 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 69 | 86 | .445 | 23 | W4 |
| Oakland | 66 | 88 | .429 | 25.5 | L5 |
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| TCU | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Iowa State | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| West Virginia | -- | 3-0 |
| Kansas State | -- | 2-1 |
| Texas | -- | 2-1 |
| Texas Tech | -- | 2-1 |
| Kansas | -- | 1-2 |
| Oklahoma | -- | 1-2 |
