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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 14, 2024<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Baylor Soars Past Air Force with Strong Second Half<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Baylor Travels to Take on Colorado on Saturday in Boulder, Colo.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For more information contact: </b>Brent Ingram; 210-845-8651,
<a href="mailto:brent_ingram@baylor.edu">brent_ingram@baylor.edu</a><u> </u> or Max Calderone; 254-265-1639,
<a href="mailto:max_calderone@baylor.edu">max_calderone@baylor.edu</a> or Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720,
<a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>By Jerry Hill, BaylorBears.com<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WACO, Texas --</b> Bouncing back from a turnover-plagued first half, the Baylor Bears scored twice in the first seven minutes of the third quarter and blew out the Air Force Academy Falcons, 31-3, Saturday night before a crowd of 46,212
at McLane Stadium. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sawyer Robertson, subbing for an injured Dequan Finn, threw for a career-high 248 yards and added a six-yard TD run as the Bears (2-1) picked up a win in their final tune-up before opening Big 12 play on the road next week at Colorado (2-1)
in the Buffaloes’ return to the league. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Redshirt freshman Bryson Washington made his first-career start and rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, adding another 23 yards on one reception. Scoring on a 28-yard TD run, Richard Reese had 47 yards on eight totes, while
Ashtyn Hawkins tallied 81 yards on four catches. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With Air Force (1-2) using its patient triple-option attack to keep the ball for right at 24 minutes in the first half, Baylor ran just 23 offensive plays and was clinging to a 6-3 lead on a pair of Isaiah Hankins field goals despite three
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<p class="MsoNormal">Baylor had a chance early in the game when Caleb Parker blocked a punt that Josh White recovered at the Falcons’ 28-yard line. But Robertson was dropped for a four-yard loss on third down, settling for a Hankins’ 46-yarder that made it
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<p class="MsoNormal">Air Force got a game-tying 26-yard field goal from Matthew Dapore to cap a 16-play, 65-yard drive late in the second quarter. The two teams exchanged turnovers in the last couple minutes of the half, with Devyn Bobby recovering a fumble
by quarterback John Busha that was forced by Jackie Marshall. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After a 22-yard pickup on a pass from Robertson to Josh Cameron, Hankins booted one just inside the left upright to give the Bears the 6-3 halftime lead.
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<p class="MsoNormal">In a dominant third quarter, Baylor took command with matching TD runs of six yards by Robertson and Washington and added another Hankins field goal for a 23-3 lead.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Falcons turned it over on downs late in the third quarter before the Bears scored their final points of the night with Reese’s 28-yard TD run and a two-point conversion run by Robertson.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Piling up nearly 300 yards in the second half, Baylor finished with a 478-218 edge in total offense. The Bears featured a balanced attack, rushing for 230 yards on 38 attempts for a 6.1-yard average.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Held to just 48 yards in the second half, Air Force was led by Cade Harris with 71 yards on eight carries. Busha was 0-for-5 passing and picked up 45 yards on 21 attempts before going out in the third quarter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>- BaylorBears.com -<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Brent Ingram</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">|
Associate AD for Communications</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baseball Sport Program Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">C: 210-845-8651</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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