[BAYLOR FOOTBALL] No. 23 Texas Outlasts Baylor in Regular-Season Finale

Fri Nov 25 15:45:46 CST 2022

BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 25, 2022

No. 23 Texas Outlasts FB in Regular-Season Finale
Bears get TD catches from Jaylen Ellis, Ben Sims

For more information contact: Brent Ingram; 210-845-8651, brent_ingram at baylor.edu<mailto:brent_ingram at baylor.edu> or Max Calderone; 254-265-1639, max_calderone at baylor.edu<mailto:max_calderone at baylor.edu>

By Jerry Hill, BaylorBears.com

AUSTIN -- Baylor's defense gave the Bears a fourth-quarter lead with Gabe Hall's 16-yard fumble return for a touchdown, but 24th-ranked Texas rode the back of Bijan Robinson for a 38-27 win Friday afternoon at DKR-Memorial Stadium.

Held in check in the first half, Robinson rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries to help the Longhorns (8-4, 6-3) score 14 unanswered points in the last nine minutes of the game and stay alive for a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game next week in Arlington.

The Bears' defense also opened the game with a score when UT quarterback Quinn Ewers was called for intentional grounding in the end zone, with safety Christian Morgan credited with the sack.

Baylor (6-6, 4-5) extended the lead to 9-0 when Blake Shapen connected with Jaylen Ellis for a 47-yard touchdown to cap a five-play, 62-yard drive. Midway through the first quarter, the Longhorns had minus-7 yards total offense.

Texas got its offense going, driving 75 yards in seven plays and scoring on a three-yard option keeper by Ewers. And then, after a three-and-out and shanked punt by the Bears, the Longhorns took their first lead on a two-yard run by Robinson that made it 14-9 late in the first quarter.

The Bears answered with an 18-play, 63-yard drive, twice converting on fourth down, and closed the gap to 14-12 on a John Mayers 30-yard field goal.

Late in the half, with UT trying to make it to half with a 17-12 lead, Ewers was sacked twice and gave the ball back to Bears with 1:12 left at the Longhorns' 45.

Five plays later, Shapen connected with tight end Ben Sims for a 14-yard TD pass and 19-17 lead at the break. Shapen was 12-of-20 for 153 yards and two touchdowns in the first half but was just 6-of-16 for 26 yards in the second half.

After Mayers missed a 40-yard field goal, Texas regained the lead with a 10-play, 78-yard drive and going up 24-19 on Roschon Johnson's one-yard TD run.

While the Baylor offense failed to get anything going in the second half, the defense stepped up early in the fourth quarter when safety Al Walcott forced an Ewers fumble that Hall scooped and scored from 16 yards out to put the Bears back on top, 27-24, after a two-point conversion pass to Hal Presley.

That's when Texas coach Steve Sarkasian put in the hands of Robinson and Johnson, as they ran it every time on back-to-back scoring drives and gave the Longhorns an 11-point lead.

With the regular season over, Baylor now waits for its bowl destination when selections are announced on Sunday, Dec. 3. This will be the Bears' 11th bowl game in the last 13 years.

- BaylorBears.com -

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Brent Ingram | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 210-845-8651

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