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ETHAN PADWAY epadway@kansan.com
PREDICTION 56-28, BAYLOR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011
COACHING
Art Briles is in his fourth season as the Bear's head coach. He took them to a bowl game last season and is one win from fn
Robert Griffin III goes off against Kansas for the second year in a row. The defense gives up the big play and the Jayhawk offense can't keep up, causing all the fans to leave by halftime.
Briles
MOMENTUM
one will always join
taking them to back-to-back
bowl games for the first time
since 1991-2.
Baylor is rolling after putting up a school record 686 yards of offense in its victory over Missouri. It will try to keep up that pace and get another big win over Kansas for the second consecutive year.
AT A GLANCE
Baylor started the season out hot, rolling through its non-conference schedule before hitting the speed bump known as Big 12 play. Baylor is defeated at home but has yet to win on the road. Kansas will be the last opportunity for them to get a road victory, as their last three games are at home or neutral locations.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Junior quarterback Robert Griffin III: Griffin is the spark to the Baylor offense. Early in the season he was in the heart of the Heisman trophy conversation. His Heisman talk cooled
Griffin III
down as the team struggled in Big 12 play, but he returned to form, leading Baylor over Missouri last week.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jones
Sophomore Aaron Jones has been inconsistent in his place kicking duties this season. He knocked down a field goal from 48 yards but has converted just four of his 10 opportunities.
STARTING LINEUP
OFFENSE
5-3
The Baylor offense is ranked fifth in the nation in passing. They can score on the big play and have the potential to put numbers up in bunches. The Baylor offense has scored at least 42 points in all of its wins this year.
Pos. NAME No. Year
WR Lanear Sampson 3 Jr.
IR Tevin Reese 16 So.
LT Cyril Richardson 68 So.
LG Cameron Kaufold 71 Jr.
C Philip Blake 74 Sr.
RG Robert T. Griffin 79 Sr.
RT Ivory Wade 78 Jr.
TE Jordan Najvar 18 So.
IR Kendall Wright 1 Sr.
WR Terrance Williams 2 Jr.
QB Robert Griffin III 10 Jr.
TB Terrance Ganaway 24 Sr.
FB Erik Wolfe 48 So.
PK Aaron Jones 43 So.
DEFENSE
The Baylor defense has been the team's Achilles heel this year, it ranks 114th in the nation in points allowed and have allowed 30 points or more in six games this year. They could be the perfect remedy to the Jayhawks ailing offense.
Pos. NAME No. Year
DE Terrance Lloyd 11 So.
DT Tracy Robertson 13 Sr.
NG Nicolas Jean-Baptiste 90 Sr.
DE Gary Mason Jr. 10 Jr.
WLB Rodney Chadwick 26 Jr.
MLB Eliot Coffey 4 Sr.
NB Ahmad Dixon 6 So.
CB Joe Williams 22 So.
DS Chance Casey 9 Jr.
CS Mike Hicks 17 Jr.
CB K.J. Morton 8 So.
P Spencer Roth 36 Fr.
BY THE NUMBERS
11 Number of players for Baylor that have started every game; six on offense and five on defense.
68
Number of plays with 30+ yards Robert Griffin III has accounted for in his career, 38 of which have gone for touchdowns.