Baylor Football: 3 takeaways from huge win at Oklahoma State

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STILLWATER, OK – OCTOBER 19: Defensive tackle Bravvion Roy #99 of the Baylor University Bears sacks quarterback Spencer Sanders #3 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys for a loss of seven yards late in the fourth quarter on October 19, 2019 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Baylor stayed undefeated with a 45-27 road win. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

2. Baylor’s defense made plays when it needed

The goal of any defense worth their salt is to force an offense to be one-dimensional. That’s exactly what the Bears forced the Cowboys’ offense to become.

Oklahoma State averaged only 5.2 yards per pass. Baylor did a great job of limiting Tylan Wallace. The Bears didn’t think Chuba Hubbard could beat them running the football and he didn’t. Hubbard had another outstanding game running for over 150 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough.

The next goal of any defense is to generate turnovers. The Bears generated three turnovers including a critical interception before the half. When the game was 13-10, Spencer Sanders threw an interception. If the game is 20-10 at the half, who knows what happens in the second half of the game.

When you are trying to win in a place for the second time in 23 years you need your defense to come through and the Bears’ unit did just that.

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