Before exiting, Russell completed 16 of 37 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns. “I think it’s been proven it’s got zero effect”. “And that’s my fault”.
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With an open date before playing November. 5, a Thursday night at struggling Kansas State (3-4), there is a few extra time for Stidham to prepare as the No. 1 quarterback. But the Cyclones’ ensuing onside-kick attempt didn’t travel 10 yards.
Baylor quarterback Seth Russell (17) scrambles out of the pocket as…
The Bears, meanwhile, scored on three of their first four drives, with Russell accounting for two – on a 36-yard pass to Coleman and a 37-yard scamper of his own – and Shock Linwood dancing for a 17-yard touchdown on the other score.
As a team, Iowa State rushed for 232 yards on the afternoon, led by Warren, the nation’s leading freshman running back, who put up 145 yards by himself – his fourth 100-yard rushing performance of the season. “You hate to say that, because you’d like for everything to be like it’s been”.
With 8:14 to go in the second quarter, we were wondering when our starters might get out of the game and how many points we’d score- whether we’d break that 60-point streak or fall just short.
“You have to give Iowa State credit and we had a couple penalties [that hurt us]”, head coach Art Briles said.
After the win today, Baylor improves to 7-0 on the season. They make a living out of three-and-outs on defense and takeaways and scoring fast. “It was 21-0 in a hurry”. Baylor took a commanding 35-7 lead into halftime, but Iowa State cut the lead to 35-20 midway through the fourth quarter. He acknowledged how crucial it was for the Bears’ defense to create turnovers. They had more yards, yards per play, explosive plays and red zone touchdowns.
Baylor’s offense did its usual damage in the same time period, gaining 377 total yards in the first half.
Baylor quarterback Seth Russell broke a bone in his neck during Saturday’s 45-28 win over Iowa State.
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Baylor quarterbacks threw three touchdown passes, but just one during its 10-point second half.
