The Tar Heels (11-3) had a key fumble in the third quarter that stifled their comeback efforts.
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Carolina had many big plays of its own but, in the last two games, clearly lost the consistency that had sparked the 11 straight wins.
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“I’m frustrated because guys shoot 52 percent against us”, he said after the Spartans did that after halftime.
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White threw two interceptions, and Ball returned the second 53 yards for touchdown to tie it at 10 late in the first half. He ran 17 yards on his second play from scrimmage and opened the fourth quarter with a five-yard touchdown run.
The Bears defense wasn’t great in this game, but they were pretty good. After Jefferson’s two touchdown runs, the Tar Heels made it 28-17 on a Marquis Williams 4-yard touchdown run before the half. Elijah Hood would lead all rushers with 118 yards.
The victory was Baylor’s 10th of the season.
Baylor, he said, even missing its biggest stars, will be his team’s toughest test. Clemson, he said, is “really good”, but what the Bears do offensively “will really test you”. Baylor’s whole identity is ‘physicality travels.’ That’s all we preach.
Most rushing yards in the Russell Athletic Bowl – obviously. With nine TDs this season (eight rushing, one receiving), Chafin is the Bears’ most-productive offensive player on the field with quarterbacks Seth Russell (neck injury) and Jarrett Stidham (broken ankle), Biletnikoff Award winning receiver Corey Coleman (hernia surgery), and running back Shock Linwood (broken foot) all sitting with injuries. They continued to use the quintet in multiple Wildcat formations throughout the game.
North Carolina cut the lead to four points in the third quarter on another Williams touchdown run.
But two plays later T.J. Logan fumbled at the goal line after being hit by Aiavion Edwards and it was scooped up by Baylor’s Orion Stewart for a touchback.
The No. 17 Bears played in state they never played in before (Florida) and won in a way they never have won before. Both are considered top teams when it comes to yards per play.
“They had a heck of a plan”, Fedora said. “We didn’t take care of the ball going into the end zone”. Watch North Carolina Tar Heels vs Baylor Bears live stream online NCAA College Football ESPN TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here. Cain, kicker Ammon Lakip and tight end Jay Jay McCullough will not play in the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma on Thursday. The previous record in a bowl game was held by Nebraska, which ran for 524 yards in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl.
After losing 3 of their last 4 games, the Baylor Bears set all kinds of rushing records tonight in a dominant victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels to close out the season on a high note. Players were critical of each other following the Quick Lane defeat and it took a team meeting called by coach Larry Fedora in January to air grievances to correct those issues.
When I asked Art Briles how you can prepare a gameplan without your top two quarterbacks, best running back, starting right tackle AND the nation’s best wide receiver, he gave me a sparkling answer (paraphrased): “If you’re in the mood for bacon and eggs but only have cereal, you eat the cereal”.
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In fact, Baylor is ranked No. 1 in college football for points scored per game, at a blistering 48.3, while its ability to run the ball regularly sees them averaging 300.2 rushing yards per contest.
