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Baylor opens Big 12 play against Oklahoma State

September 24, 2016
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The No. 15-ranked Baylor Bears (3-0) and the Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-1) are set to clash in their Big 12 openers on Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. CT in a game which will be broadcasted live nationally on FOX.



OKLAHOMA STATE SERIES HISTORY


This is the 35th meeting between Baylor and Oklahoma State. The Cowboys lead the all-time series 19-15 after Baylor won 45-35 last year in Stillwater - its first win at OSU since 1939. However, the Bears hold a 8-7 advantage when the series is in Waco and won 49-28 when the two teams met at McLane Stadium in 2014. The Bears and Cowboys first met Oct. 25, 1914, with OSU blanking Baylor 60-0. The Bears won the next nine meetings (1915-42) before a 20-7 OSU victory in 1972. The teams have met once in the postseason, a 24-14 OSU victory, in the 1983 Bluebonnet Bowl at the Astrodome in Houston. BU will be looking for three-straight victories against OSU for the first time since that string of nine in a row. As Big 12 foes, the Cowboys lead the series 16-4, but the Bears have won three of the last four meetings.

OFFENSIVE STANDOUTS

• In his first three games back from an injury in October 2015, QB Seth Russell, a senior, has thrown for 761 yards and 9 TDs on 62-of-105 passing.. Russell improved to 11-0 in his career as a starter with the win over Rice. In his 11 career starts, Russell has thrown 43 TD passes (3.9 TD passes/game) and only 9 interceptions. The Garland, Texas, product is the Baylor career leader in pass efficiency (169.6) and total offense yards/play (8.865). He also ranks: second in passing yards/attempt (9.460), yards/completion (16.06), third in TD/interception ratio (3.8) and passing TDs (49), fifth in interception percentage (.0300), sixth in completion percentage (.590) and 12th in passing yards (4,096) for his career.

• Senior RB Shock Linwood is a Maxwell, Doak Walker, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose, Senior Bowl and Rotary Lombardi watch list member. He is a veteran with 40 games played (third-most on squad) and 27 career starts (second-most on team). The Linden, Texas, native became BU’s all-time leading rusher in win over Rice and now has 3,675 yards, which is third-most among active FBS players.

• Senior C Kyle Fuller has garnered a place on the Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy, Senior Bowl and Rotary Lombardi watch lists in 2016. He has played 42 career games (most on team) and started 29 (most on squad). The Wylie, Texas, product is a three-year starter and helps anchor a young o-line that has allowed only one sack in the first three games.

• Junior WR KD Cannon is on watch lists for the Biletnikoff and Tyler Rose awards. He is the most experienced receiver on the squad and ranks third all-time on school's career yards-per-game (77.59) and seventh in yards-per-reception (17.04) lists, while being eighth in TDs (18) and yards (2,250). The Mount Pleasant, Texas, product has a 29-game reception streak (every game of career), which is tied for the 12th-longest active streak.

DEFENSIVE STARS

• DE K.J. Smith is a fourth-year junior lineman. He is a technically sound veteran with 14 career starts and 29 games played on a young defensive line. He has played in every game over the past two seasons, including eight starts in 2014 as a redshirt freshman. He has 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 3.0 TFLs in the first three games.

• Senior NB Travon Blanchard suffered a knee injury during fall camp and missed the first two games of the year. He started all 13 games a year ago earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the league’s coaches. The Orange, Texas, native is a quick, rangy, playmaker at hybrid linebacker/safety spot. He made his return against Rice and delivered 9 tackles (7 solo), 1 sack, 3 TFLs and a PBU.

• Junior LB Taylor Young has been recognized on watch lists for the Bednarik, Butkus and Rotary Lombardi awards this fall. He is a returning All-Big 12 linebacker and starting WLB in 12 of 13 games in 2015. The DeSoto, Texas, product is a powerful, compact, leader with 23 starts and 28 games played. He was the 2014 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Young has 13 tackles, 1 sack and 5.0 TFLs in the three opening games.

• DB Ryan Reid was recently selected to the Senior Bowl watch list. He is a fifth-year senior cornerback. The Dallas, Texas, native is a veteran with 26 career starts (third-most on team) and 34 career games played (sixth on squad). He was named preseason All-Big 12 by Lindy's. Reid suffered an injury early in the SMU game and missed the Rice game.

Baylor opens Big 12 play against Oklahoma State

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DTBear
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We have been playing possum on offense for three games because we are doing different things tonight.
nein51
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Seth is aiming the ball instead of passing the ball. He also is throwing everything 107 mph.

Said that earlier. He is guiding it. Perhaps we should be amazed that we are still moving the ball. The way he has played this year he has been the worst of the briles era qbs. [this year knly]
Hambone
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Whoa KB pissed on sidelines.......chewing Zamora out


No it looked like he told him "you did ******* awesome"
he clearly said "don't F that up"
DTBear
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Seth is aiming the ball instead of passing the ball. He also is throwing everything 107 mph.

Said that earlier. He is guiding it. Perhaps we should be amazed that we are still moving the ball. The way he has played this year he has been the worst of the briles era qbs. [this year knly]
Nick had some pretty rough games when he was not on. One TCU game that I can remember. I almost thought he was color blind.
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We have been playing possum on offense for three games because we are doing different things tonight.



I'm always leery of saying this because you get accused of being a Homer, but it's blatantly obvious. This is nowhere near the same offense or team.

We were trying to stay healthy and not show our hand. No question about it.
DTBear
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Memphis is beating Bowling Green 56-3 at the half.
riflebear
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Dang - Veatch plows over our boy instead of running OB. That was impressive.
Brian Ethridge
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Whoa KB pissed on sidelines.......chewing Zamora out


No it looked like he told him "you did ******* awesome"
he clearly said "don't F that up"


Yeah. There was a don't do that again or I'll set you on the bench with expletives.
Bruin
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lets go D
Poolman
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Sure is nice to see some fire outta KB regardless.
beta
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Vaughns have been impressive this year.
Bruin
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got fooled on that one
RebelT
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Sure is nice to see some fire outta KB regardless.


Didn't you get the memo? He doesn't care. {sarcasm}
nein51
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What in the world were we doing on defense there
riflebear
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Vaughns have been impressive this year.
We've been upending a lot of runners this season which is great to see.
Bruin
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little soft on this drive
beta
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Jameson Houston hasn't been playing after starting all spring because he can't tackle.
BaylorGuy314
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They are killing us up the middle.
nein51
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OSU has figured this out. Run up the middle
Blackout Sniper
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Defense getting gashed up the middle.
RedBear07
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Good stop
0xdeadbeef
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Speed on defense is just obscene
Poolman
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Dude Trigga and Levels........studs.
Bruin
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Great stop on the screen
DTBear
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I know we do not have many DTs but I hate this three man DL and I hate not having Davis in the game. I do not care if they put a DE in at DT but this is always going to be an issue.
nein51
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I loved Barry sanders. There is a reason his kid didn't play much at Stanford.
nein51
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Had that stop like 6 yards shy
FWBear
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0xdeadbeef
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Damn it, had that play dialed perfectly and just couldn't make the tackle
RedBear07
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That was brutal
Blackout Sniper
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Weak arm tackling.
riflebear
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He's really Leveled the playing field for our Defense.
nein51
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I know we do not have many DTs but I hate this three man DL and I hate not having Davis in the game. I do not care if they put a DE in at DT but this is always going to be an issue.

Anyone that can run is gonna
DTBear
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Safeties can't miss tackles like that. Put in Hall.
davesburgerbarn
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Terrible third down defense tonight.
 
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