Freshman quarterback Drew Lock, the starter throughout the losing streak, was 11 of 26 for 107 yards and was sacked five times. They have won three straight games against Navy, USC, and Temple who are all pretty good teams. The College Football Playoff committee didn’t punish Ohio State in its rankings on the presumption that the Buckeyes moving forward would be shorthanded.
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Jarrett Stidham makes his first start in a hostile environment against Kansas State.
NOTES: This was the second home game this season for Kansas State against a team ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press poll.
“We feel like our team is a team of survivors”, Baylor Coach Art Briles said. The thing with Watson is that he has disappeared at times against good competition. Kansas State is 0-4 in Big 12 play and tied for 9th with West Virginia ahead of only 0-5 Kansas. ABOUT KANSAS STATE (3-4, 3-4 ATS, 4-3 O/U): The Wildcats made a switch at quarterback in the first game of the season and are still trying to figure out a way to coax a few more points out of the offense with Joe Hubener leading the way.
“He hasn’t been in the heat of battle, but they (Baylor) haven’t been in the heat of battle as well as they’ve played all year collectively”.
“[He played] just like we knew he would”, Briles said.
Baylor’s drive eventually ended with a missed field goal.
Fox Sports’ Chip Patterson went as far as to say Coleman should be compared to last year’s Biletnikoff victor and Heisman Trophy finalist Amari Cooper. “He’s completing 80 or 90 percent of his throws, and that’s not bad no matter who you line up and play against”. But that was due largely to Snyder’s ball-control offense, which held the ball for 38 of the game’s 60 minutes. “He’s a very talented young guy”. Florida State has a stingy pass defense; will they be able to stop Watson? “Depending on how much they can do that, it will determine how many points we need to score”.
“Coming to into this game, my mindset and the whole team’s mindset was, ‘Hey, we got a chance, ‘” Kansas State linebacker Elijah Lee said. Shock Linwood had a huge game running the ball for the Bears, rushing 27 times for 171 yards and one TD. But then Watson does a few magical stuff, like he did last week against North Carolina State, when he threw for 383 yards and combined for six touchdowns.
Baylor wide receiver Corey Coleman hauled in two more touchdown catches during Baylor’s road victory over Kansas State, bringing his season total to 20. “Anybody that has their first start, they’re ready to just get to the game, get going and get it over with”.
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No matter the era or level, 20 scoring grabs in eight games jumps off the page. But two of those defeats, to then-No.
