GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: TEXAS (5-2) at BAYLOR (3-4)

NCAAF: TEXAS at BAYLOR

<div class="pre">NCAAF TEXAS (19) 31
BAYLOR 10 1:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TEXAS at BAYLOR

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TEXAS (19) 3 7 7 14 31
BAYLOR 0 7 0 3 10 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: TEXAS - FG, RYAN BAILEY 46 YD, 11:29.
TEXAS 3-0
2ND QUARTER: BAYLOR - TD, THOMAS WHITE 17 YD PASS FROM
MICHAEL MACHEN (CALEB ALLEN
KICK), 7:48. BAYLOR 7-3
TEXAS - TD, NATE JONES 23 YD PASS FROM
COLT MCCOY (RYAN BAILEY KICK),
9:47. TEXAS 10-7
3RD QUARTER: TEXAS - TD, CHRIS OGBONNAYA 3 YD RUN (RYAN
BAILEY KICK), 11:59. TEXAS
17-7
4TH QUARTER: BAYLOR - FG, CALEB ALLEN 35 YD, 2:39. TEXAS
17-10
TEXAS - TD, VONDRELL MCGEE 4 YD RUN (RYAN
BAILEY KICK), 7:26. TEXAS
24-10
TEXAS - TD, MARCUS GRIFFIN 91 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (RYAN
BAILEY KICK), 9:13. TEXAS
31-10</div>

 

NCAAF: TEXAS at BAYLOR

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
TEXAS (19) 31
BAYLOR 10 FINAL</div>

 

WACO, Texas (Ticker) -- Opportunistic Texas shook off alackluster first half to continue its domination of Baylor.

The 19th-ranked Longhorns turned a pair of turnovers into twotouchdowns just over two minutes apart in the fourth quarter topull away from the pesky Bears, 31-10, on Saturday in a Big 12South matchup.


Safety Marcus Griffin returned an interception 91 yards to breakit open, as Texas posted its 10th consecutive victory overBaylor, including five straight in Waco.


It was one of three fourth-quarter interceptions for theLonghorns (6-2, 2-2 Big 12 South), who improved to 71-22-4all-time against the Bears.


Texas quarterback Colt McCoy overcame two interceptions of hisown and finished 25-of-34 for 290 yards and a 23-yard scoringpass to Nate Jones in the second quarter.


Leading, 10-7, at halftime, the Longhorns finally seemed to getuntracked offensively on their second possession of the secondhalf.


Texas marched 88 yards in 15 plays, eating up over seven minuteson the clock, to take a 17-7 lead on Chris Ogbonnaya'sthree-yard run with 3:01 left in the third quarter.

Baylor did not go away, answering with a field goal on itsopening drive of the fourth quarter.


Completely eschewing their ineffective running game, MichaelMachen was 4-of-7 for 42 yards, setting up Caleb Allen's 35-yardfield goal that sliced the deficit to 17-10 with 12:21 to play.

Baylor then held Texas three-and-out and seemingly had all themomentum, but cornerback Deon Beasley picked off Machen on thethird play of the Bears' next possession, giving the Longhornsthe ball at their own 43.


Texas needed just five plays to convert. McCoy hit running backJamaal Charles with a 31-yard pass to the 4-yard line, andfreshman Vondrell McGee plowed into the end zone on the nextplay to extend the advantage to 24-10 with 7:34 remaining.

Griffin then pick off Machen on the next possession and took itback 91 yards as the lead ballooned to 31-10 with 5:47 to go.

Machen completed 26-of-47 passes for 239 yards, one TD and threeinterceptions for Baylor (3-5, 0-4 South), which lost itsfourth straight game.


A stunning turn of events gave the Bears an early lead overtheir nemesis, which had won the previous four meetings here byan overwhelming 229-10 margin.


With Texas driving and about to take a double-digit lead,Brandon Stiggers recovered a fumble by Charles at the 2-yardline and returned it for 66 yards.


After a 15-yard penalty on the Longhorns, Baylor scored on itsfirst play as Machen connected with Thomas White on a 17-yardscoring strike for a 7-3 lead midway through the second half.

It was Baylor's first touchdown at home in 12 quarters againstTexas, which won for the second straight week following atwo-game losing streak.

 

NCAAF: TEXAS at BAYLOR

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TEXAS (19) 3 7 7 14 31
BAYLOR 0 7 0 3 10 FINAL

TEXAS-FG, R Bailey 46 YD 11:29 1st Qtr
BAYLOR-TD, T White 17 YD PASS FROM M Machen (C Allen
KICK) 7:48 2nd Qtr
TEXAS-TD, N Jones 23 YD PASS FROM C McCoy (R Bailey
KICK) 9:47 2nd Qtr
TEXAS-TD, C Ogbonnaya 3 YD RUN (R Bailey KICK) 11:59
3rd Qtr
BAYLOR-FG, C Allen 35 YD 2:39 4th Qtr
TEXAS-TD, V McGee 4 YD RUN (R Bailey KICK) 7:26 4th Qtr
TEXAS-TD, M Griffin 91 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (R Bailey
KICK) 9:13 4th Qtr


TEXAS BAYLOR
First downs 21 19
Rushed-yards 46-177 18-8
Passing yards 293 284
Sacked-yards lost 1-8 3-17
Return yards 12 77
Passes 25-36-2 32-56-4
Punts 3-31.3 5-37.6
Fumbles-lost 3-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 7-70 2-9
Time of possession 33:40 26:20


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: TEXAS-Vondrell McGee 9-57, Jamaal Charles 17-49, Colt McCoy
10-44, John Chiles 5-14, Rashad Bobino 1-7, Chris Ogbonnaya 2-4,
Jordan Shipley 1-2, - Team 1-0. BAYLOR-Jay Finley 8-23, Brandon
Whitaker 4-11, John David Weed 1-4, Michael Machen 3-MINUS 6, - Team
2-MINUS 24.

PASSING: TEXAS-Colt McCoy 25-34-293- 2, Jordan Shipley 0-1-0- 0, John
Chiles 0-1-0- 0. BAYLOR-Michael Machen 25-44-231- 3. John David Weed
7-12-53- 1.

RECEIVING: TEXAS-Nate Jones 6-72, Jermichael Finley 5-60, Jordan
Shipley 3-56, Jamaal Charles 2-36, Quan Cosby 5-30, Billy Pittman
3-28, Chris Ogbonnaya 1-11. BAYLOR-Justin Akers 9-77, David Gettis
4-73, Thomas White 4-36, Ernest Smith 3-28, Brandon Whitaker 5-24,
Justin Fenty 3-23, Krys Buerck 2-18, Jay Finley 2-5.


Att: 41,335</div>

 

WACO, Texas (Ticker) -- Opportunistic Texas shook off alackluster first half to continue its domination of Baylor.

The 19th-ranked Longhorns turned a pair of turnovers into twotouchdowns just over two minutes apart in the fourth quarter topull away from the pesky Bears, 31-10, on Saturday in a Big 12South matchup.


Safety Marcus Griffin returned an interception 91 yards to breakit open, as Texas posted its 10th consecutive victory overBaylor, including five straight in Waco.


"With 12 minutes in the game and it's 17-10, we thought we had ashot at them and we just didn't come up with a play," Bearscoach Guy Morriss said. "It was tough football for the kids;they played hard and got themselves ready to play like you wouldlike to see them play every week.


"We just didn't make enough plays offensively to get over thehump."


It was one of three fourth-quarter interceptions for theLonghorns (6-2, 2-2 Big 12 South), who improved to 71-22-4all-time against the Bears.


Texas quarterback Colt McCoy overcame two interceptions of hisown and finished 25-of-34 for 293 yards and a 23-yard scoringpass to Nate Jones in the second quarter.


"We are bowl-eligible," Longhorns coach Mack Brown said. "I amnot sure we would have won this game the first week of theseason. This football team has continuously improved."

Leading, 10-7, at halftime, the Longhorns finally seemed to getuntracked offensively on their second possession of the secondhalf.


Texas marched 88 yards in 15 plays, eating up over seven minuteson the clock, to take a 17-7 lead on Chris Ogbonnaya'sthree-yard run with 3:01 left in the third quarter.

Baylor did not go away, answering with a field goal on itsopening drive of the fourth quarter.


Completely eschewing their ineffective running game, MichaelMachen was 4-of-7 for 42 yards, setting up Caleb Allen's 35-yardfield goal that sliced the deficit to 17-10 with 12:21 to play.

"It was a battle. Baylor came in the game pumped and excited toplay on their home field and they made some great plays," Texasdefensive end Brian Orakpo said. "The first half it wasneck-and-neck. Second half going into it was stillneck-and-neck, and finally we started making some big plays onboth sides of the ball."


Machen, a senior, was a surprise starter after not even makingthe trip in last week's 58-10 thrashing at Kansas.

"He really stepped up to the plate," Bears wide receiver JustinAkers said. "Going into the game he told us that we can dothis, we can pull this game out, and during halftime he said afew things to get us pumped up.


"He did a great job, especially considering that he'd only hadone snap that wasn't even as a quarterback, but as a punter."

Baylor then held Texas three-and-out and seemingly had all themomentum, but cornerback Deon Beasley picked off Machen on thethird play of the Bears' next possession, giving the Longhornsthe ball at their own 43.


Texas needed just five plays to convert. McCoy hit running backJamaal Charles with a 31-yard pass to the 4-yard line, andfreshman Vondrell McGee plowed into the end zone on the nextplay to extend the advantage to 24-10 with 7:34 remaining.

Vondrell ran for 57 yards on nine carries to help the Longhornsto an overwhelming 177-8 advantage in rushing yards.

"We gained 177 yards rushing and we are excited about it," Brownsaid. "I am never surprised by anything anymore. Look at thescores across the country.


"Anybody who acts surprised anymore is not following other<div class="pre">teams. I am just happy to win and happy to be bowl-eligible."</div>

Griffin sealed it by picking off Machen on the next possessionand took it back 91 yards as the lead ballooned to 31-10 with5:47 to go.


Machen completed 25-of-43 passes for 231 yards, one TD and threeinterceptions for Baylor (3-5, 0-4 South), which lost itsfourth straight game.


"I'm not a quitter. I don't give up, and I think that mightaffect the team," Machen said. "I just said I was tired oflosing, and that it's time to stop."


A stunning turn of events gave the Bears an early lead overtheir nemesis, which had won the previous four meetings here byan overwhelming 229-10 margin.


With Texas driving and about to take a double-digit lead,Brandon Stiggers recovered a fumble by Charles at the 2-yardline and returned it for 66 yards.


After a 15-yard penalty on the Longhorns, Baylor scored on itsfirst play as Machen connected with Thomas White on a 17-yardscoring strike for a 7-3 lead midway through the second half.

It was Baylor's first touchdown at home in 12 quarters againstTexas, which won for the second straight week following atwo-game losing streak.