No. 12 Baylor hangs on to remain unbeaten, atop Big 12
WACO — Charlie Brewer threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and John Mayers kicked a go-ahead 36yard field goal to help No. 12 Baylor win its 10th game in a row, 17-14 over West Virginia on Thursday night.
The Bears (8-0, 5-0 Big 12), who two seasons ago won only one game, are the league’s only undefeated team — and one of eight remaining among FBS teams.
Mayers’ kick with 10:19 left broke a 14-all tie and put Baylor ahead to stay after a 13-play drive that took more than 6 minutes off the clock on an often frustrating night offensively for the Bears.
West Virginia (3-5, 1-4) had eight quarterback sacks. With second-andgoal from the 1 late in the second quarter, Baylor was stuffed for no gain on three consecutive plays and had to settle for a 7-0 halftime lead.
Still, the Bears avoided what happened last Saturday, when while they had an open date the Big 12’s other three ranked teams that did play lost. That included Oklahoma’s loss at
Kansas State that left Baylor alone atop the conference standings.
The Mountaineers had two big plays for their touchdowns. George Campbell had an 83-yard catch-and-run from Austin Kendall on the first play after a punt, and Winston Wright went 95 yards for the Mountaineers’ first kickoff return for a touchdown in five years.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 24 APPALACHIAN ST. 21
Wesley Kennedy ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and the visiting Eagles upset the No. 20 Mountaineers for the second straight season. Georgia Southern (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt) ran for 335 yards and held the country’s ninth-highest scoring offense in check most of the night.
The Eagles ended Appalachian State’s 13-game winning streak, handing the Mountaineers (7-1, 4-1) their first loss since the Eagles knocked off them out of the Top 25 more than a year ago with a 34-14 victory.