The Bears were without their top two quarterbacks and top two weapons, which makes this one of the most impressive offensive performances in bowl season history.
Remember how Ohio State overcame two quarterback injuries last year? No. 17 Baylor had to deal with about double that along the way to its fourth 10-win season in five years, capping with a 49-38 win over No. 10 North Carolina in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
The Bears broke the bowl's
rushing record ... in the first half, with 358. They put up the most
rushing yards an Art Briles team ever had ... in the first half. (That's
saying something. Despite the popular assumption, Baylor runs all the
time. The Bears ranked No. 4 in the country in rushing attempts per game
before this one.)
The final total before
kneeldowns: 756 yards, 645 of them on the ground, an all-time rushing
record for any bowl (524 by Nebraska in the 1996 Fiesta). Johnny
Jefferson led with 299 rushing yards on 23 carries and three touchdowns,
also throwing for 24.
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