Ten Things At Cincinnati

Baylor travels to Cincinnati to meet the Bearkats for the first time in program history. Here are at least ten things from the game:

1. Huge stop on the 4th and 1 inside Baylor territory 
2. The willingness to block for your teammates from the wide receiver and tight end group on screens continues to be a failure. Game after game defenders run free to make a tackle for loss without anyone laying a hand on them.
3. If you can’t trust Hankins, who can you trust? Credit Josh Cameron‍ for the great punt return
4. All season long the opposition shows if you stretch the defense to the edges the linebackers cannot get there to make the play and it continues today from false steps, lack of speed, lack of reading the play, coaching, you can name it, but they’re just not playing well
5. Ketron Jackson‍ just did what we expected him to do: win those balls
6. Great blocking on the drive to retake the lead early in the second quarter. Coleton Price‍ at center is getting to the secondary level despite playing against a preseason All-American and Barrington appears more comfortable at guard. 
7. Everything is going Baylor’s way early as Byron Vaughns‍ scoops and scores on a fumble on a kickoff return. Vaughns punches the ball loose on the next series as well. 
8. It wouldn’t be a Baylor game if a play wasn’t completely blown by the defense missing at least three tackles
9. Richard Reese‍ has the first RB carry with 5:16 left in the 2nd quarter
10. Just a head-scratching two play calls to almost get the QB killed and can’t get a yard in two plays to give the Bearkats momentum
11. Great to see Tre Emory‍ get on the field and his first sack of his young Baylor career
12. The offense has lost the Reliable and Violent identity, and it shows again and again
13. There is the blocking on throws to the flat by Kelsey Johnson‍ and Cameron and Jake Roberts‍ scores his first Baylor touchdown
14. Great stop by the defense to maintain the 12-point lead
15. Hankins for MVP!!!!
16. Defense gave up 6+ yards a carry with 14:20 to go in the game, but still leads due to turnover margins and converting FGs
17. The offense is starting to show the identity we want to see, but how much is the Bearcat defense?
18. Then the offense quits running the ball and thankfully, Hankins is the GOAT today for another long field goal to put the Bears up 11
19. Just flat-footed defenders all year long on the edge. If you don’t attack, then you don’t make plays. Outcoached on defense all year as technique isn’t being corrected.
20. Corey Gordon‍ with the game-winning pass breakup!