Big 12 Football: Week 9 Power Rankings

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Oct 29, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Baylor Bears running back Terence Williams (22) pushes his way into the end zone past Texas Longhorns defenders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas beat Baylor 35-34. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Baylor Bears (Record: 6-1)

Whether people wanted to accept it or not, when a team is thin on depth, rotating in fresh bodies can be a challenge, and it was only a matter of time before Baylor’s depth chart starting showing fatigue. Against a Texas Longhorns’ team that has shown a refusal to quit over and over this season, Baylor had to know this wouldn’t be an easy game.

Seth Russell threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears’ second straight loss to the Longhorns. But its 624 yards of total offense were the most its ever put up on Texas. Unfortunately for Baylor, Texas might have knocked the Big 12 out of playoff contention along with Oklahoma State, which also handed West Virginia its first loss of the season.

When addressing the media on Monday, Baylor head coach Jim Grobe said quarterback Seth Russell was in concussion protocol, but wouldn’t provide any further information, such as a timetable.

Next Game:

Sat, Nov 05

Baylor

vs.

TCU

Waco, Texas

FOX

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