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A watch and 5 advisories in effect for 31 regions in the area See the complete list. Shapen started his second game in a row for injured quarterback Gerry Bohanon right hamstring , and the Bears won even with only total yards of offense. They had only 36 yards after halftime, while Shapen finished 23 of 28 for yards passing overall. Sanders threw four interceptions, one by McVea, and the Cowboys were without leading rusher Jaylen Warren because of his lingering ankle and shoulder issues.
That was set up after Ebner muffed a punt recovered by Korie Black, who had ended the first half by deflecting a field goal attempt that came up woefully short. McVea had his interception early in the second half, but Baylor failed to get a first down.
Instead of punting from their own 36, the Bears went for it on fourth down and Shapen had to just throw the ball away without an open receiver. Eight plays later, Dominic Richardson scored on a 4-yard run for the Cowboys. Baylor: The Bears won the Big 12 title outright and shared in with TCU, both of those coming during a six-season stretch when there wasn't a championship game for the conference.
Gundy reoriented his Cowboys teams in recent years as a run-heavy offense to take advantage of the move around the Big 12 to pass-focused defenses. The Pokes ran the ball on 60 percent of their plays this season and sacrificed some of their offensive explosiveness in the process. Baylor is one of the best teams in the Big 12 at stopping the run, giving up just 3. But when the teams met in October, Oklahoma State racked up yards on 59 carries in a win.
The Bears would surely prefer that veteran quarterback Spencer Sanders try to beat them with his arm. Sanders was a first-team selection to the All-Big 12 team this year from a less-than-stellar group of candidates, and he has a knack for putting the Pokes in tough spots by turning the ball over. The Bears have demonstrated they will pounce on bad decisions by opposing QBs, snagging 12 interceptions to lead the conference.
With a conference title on the line, however, any lingering effects would pass quickly for the Pokes. Those types of ailments have a way of sticking with athletes. If Bohanon does give it a go this weekend, count on the Cowboys and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to take advantage of his impairment.
Whatever the outcome of this game, these two brilliantly coached teams have put together outstanding seasons.
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