Baylor Football: 3 takeaways from exiting overtime win over Texas Tech

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WACO, TEXAS – OCTOBER 12: Head coaches Matt Rhule of the Baylor Bears and Matt Wells of the Texas Tech Red Raiders shake hands before the game on October 12, 2019 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

1. Baylor is taking its coach’s mentality

Baylor head coach Matt Rhule is all about work. He was a walk-on at Penn State and was an Academic All-Big Ten linebacker. He’s had stops in both the NFL and college. He continued the building progress at Temple, started by Al Golden. Rhule won a conference championship at Temple and defeated Penn State during his time in Philadelphia.

So how does a native New Yorker raised in western Pennsylvania succeed in Texas? Rhule is a grinder, and no one told him he couldn’t.

The Bears played today like their coach. They were gritty and tough. No one told them they should lose this game, and they played like they wanted it. No one is perfect, and the Bears were far from perfect.

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Quarterback Charlie Brewer threw three interceptions, and the Bears mustered a meager three points by halftime, but they persevered and grinded the entire game. They found a way to win because no one told them they should lose.

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