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Baylor loses first-half lead to Texas A&M
By Chris Derett The Lariat
Baylor lost to Texas A&M Saturday 42-30.
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Jay Finley rushed for 172 yards, becoming the seventh Bear to reach 1,000 yards in a single season, but his and the rest of the team's 503 yards of total offense were not enough.
Baylor running back Jay Finley is upended by Texas A&M defender Dustin Haines in the first half on Saturday.
Just before halftime, coach Art Briles said, was when the momentum shifted toward the Aggies.
While everything seemed to work for the Bears in the first half, a reversal of fortune and a revived Texas A&M offense led to the final score.
With Baylor ahead 30-21 and five seconds left in the half, Aaron Jones' 41-yard field goal was blocked and scooped up by Texas A&M's Terrance Frederick. Fortunately for Baylor, redshirt freshman Brody Trahan stopped Frederick a year short of the goal line.
Unfortunately for Briles' squad, it was a sign of things to come in the second half.
Jones missed two more field goals, one with Baylor holding a 30-21 lead and another when his team faced a 35-30 deficit.
The missed field goals were the only times the Bears came close to the red zone in the second half, the two drives leading to the miscegen field goal.
Kiss listed a combined 26 plays and five minutes. They accounted for 127 yards, 10 fewer than Baylor's entire second half offensive total.
The Aggies took the lead for good after a Baylor punt deep in its own territory and a kick-catch interference call brought the ball to the 27-yard line. Two Cyrus Grey rushes later, Texas A&M was ahead.
In the other second half drives, two pints and two turnovers told the rest of the story on a disappointing night for the green and gold faithful.
fourth-and-5 inside Bavlor territory.
"We knew we were going to have to come in and dink and dunk with coverage they were going to play against us. We moved the ball at times in the second half, but we just couldn't punch it in," sophomore quarterback Robert Griffin ill said.
Meanwhile Griffin and Finley kept their legs churning, combining for 126 rush yards in the first quarter. Griffin ignited the crowd for Baylor's second score, a 71-yard dash up the middle that gave his team a 10-0 advantage.
"We knew we were going to have to come in and dink and dunk with coverage they were going to play against us."
Early in the game, Texas A&M gave Baylor opportunities to build a commanding lead. The Aggies started with a three-and-out, leading to Jones' only field goal of the game, and the ensuing Aggins drive stalled on a
Texas &M helped Baylor again with a fumble on its own 26-yard line, which the Bearrs
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turned into a 17-7 lead on Finley's 1-yard dive up the middle.
Another Baylor special teams blunder led to Texas A&M pulling to within 24-14, as junior Coryell Judie returned the ensuing kickoff 84 yards for his second touchdown return in as many games
Finley later scored on another 1-yarder, giving his team a 24-14 advantage, but his biggest run
of the night was yet to come. Midway through the second quarter he burst through a hole for 69-yards and a 30-14 Baylor advantage following Jones' missed extra point.
From that point, Baylor would not score again, and Jones would not see another of his kicks sail through the uprights.
"It hurts bad. Speechless, honestly. For me and the seniors, that's something we took a lot of pride in. We wanted to go 2-2 against these guys, and we didn't. It hurts," senior safety Tim Atchison said.
Oklahoma State
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OKLAHOMA State's Isaiah Anderson tries to hang on to a pass as Texas' Carrington Bynom defends during the third quarter on Saturday.
OSU coach picks up first win against Texas
By Danilynn Weliniak The Daily O'Colleague
For the first time since 1944, the Cowboys strutted out of Royal-Memorial Stadium victorious. Saturday night marked coach Mike Gundy's first win against Texas and OSU's third in history.
The Cowboys' defense performed the best during the second and third quarters. In the second, it held Texas to 53 total yards and three first downs, allowing the Cowboys to distance themselves and build a 23-point lead heading into the break.
"We played our responsibilities and our assignments," sophomore cornerback Brodrick Brown said. "We forced some turnovers and forced them to come out of the pocket and run."
The defense made its presence known in the third quarter. It forced three straight Longhorn punts, sending the Cowboys confidently into the fourth quarter with a 33-3 lead.
During the past three games, the Cowboys'
defense has significantly developed.
A defense that previously gave up 51 points to Nebraska, gave up only 16 to the Longhorns. Defensive coordinator Bill Young gave credit to the players' ability to keep Gilbert from making big plays; a significant growth from their performance against Nebraska.
The players are seeing something bigger happening than just their increased experience paying dividends.
OSU forced two turnovers, forced six punts and held the Longhorns to 358 total yards and Gilbert to 202 passing yards.
"This is my second year and seeing the bond and the unity, just the brotherhood that we've formed and all of us believing as one," said McGee.
The defense may have messed with Texas but they realize this game is just the beginning.
"We have two of the biggest games of our lives ahead of us so we just want to attack that this week and focus and prepare and finish," senior cornerback Andrew McGee said.
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HISTORY OF CONTROVERSY
Nationally, Four Loko isn't the only drink causing worry.
Health officials have raised concerns about mixing caffeine and alcohol. Jenny McKee, health educator at the Wellness Resource Center at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said that mixing the two can lead to problems.
The FDA has been examining these products since November 2009 and concluded that caffeine is an "unsafe food additive."
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced it was warning four companies that produce caffeinated, alcoholic beverages that their products are unsafe.
Four Loko is sold in a 23.5 ounce can, has an alcohol content of 12 percent by volume and contains 135 milligrams of caffeine. That's the same amount of alcohol in four to five beers and the caffeine content of a Red Bull and an espresso shot.
Caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a depressant. The two have opposite effects.
However, the company's founders still aren't convinced their product is unsafe for consumers.
Alcohol slows down bodily functions like heart rate and breathing while caffeine increases heart rate and alertness. The combination could potentially be heart stopping, McKee said.
The company's statement said if Four Loko was unsafe, the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the federal bureau that approves alcoholic beverages, should not have approved the products.
"If it were unsafe, popular drinks like rum and colas or Irish coffees that have been consumed safely and responsibly for years would face the same scrutiny that our products have recently faced," the founders said in a statement on their website.
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Following these incidents, several states made moves to ban the drink. Lawmakers in New York City and Pennsylvania started asking liquor stores to remove Four Loko from their shelves. The beverage has been officially banned in four states: Washington, Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma.
Mckee said the drinks could pose health risks even if they do not contain caffeine. She said that some people still might not understand how much alcohol the drinks have, especially Four Loko.
REACTION
Freda Warfield, a spokesperson for the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control, said the state had been monitoring Four Loko closely.
Mike Hathaway, manager of Cork and Barrel, 2000 W. 23rd St., said he expects a spike in sales as a result of Four Loko going decaf.
However, in order to ban the drink in Kansas, legislation would need to be passed. The Kansas Legislature reconvenes January 11.
"If it has three to four drinks, spend three to four hours sipping on it," she said.
"We will take any actions necessary to keep our Kansas safe," Warfield said.
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