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The Baylor Men Are Ranked, and the Lariat Previews In-Depth. Page B4 FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Sports www.baylorlariat.com Saving the day Pressing on Baylor has had one of its best seasons, The No. 1 Lady Bears start their season and the keeper is a big reason why with two easy exhibition victories Vol. 112 No. 37 Dazed & Confused© 2011, Baylor University >> After two straight blowout losses on the road, can Baylor return to glory in front of the homecoming crowd? Page B3 >> The Baylor secondary has faced its share of challenges this season. Page B5 >> The Baylor men are ranked, and the Lariat previews ABOVE: ASSOCIATED PRESS in-depth. Page B4 LEFT: MATTHEW MCCARROLL | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2011 | the Sports B2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Big 12 Weekly Review Key matchup’s early hype downgrades after disappointing start ago. Saturday the Cowboys will touchdown with an 8-yard rush. meant Baylor couldn’t propel past Justin Blackmon - That in itself should add plenty host the Kansas State Wildcats. Tech’s offense was on the field Oklahoma State. Junior receiver of fuel to the offensive fire for a Offensively, Oklahoma Statefor less than 20 minutes. This Saturday is homecoming Sooner squad that will take on should be able to control their own It’s hard to tell which Red for Baylor, which brings extra touchdown. Texas A&M Saturday. destiny. Raider team will show up in Austin motivation to get a W. I o w a On the other side of the ball, on Saturday; the team who won Missouri is calling Griffin III an S t a t e Texas A&M (5-3, 3-2) the number one priority needs in Norman or the team left in iPhone because he can do it all. recorded 512 to be stopping the quarterback, shambles by the Cyclones. Home field advantage should offensive yards, Whoops. No one in College who is responsible for most of be a huge energy boost. This win 368 of them Malcolm Brown - Freshman Station predicted an overtime loss the Wildcats’ offensive yards this 21 Texas (5-2, 2-2) is essential in a bowl trip for the coming on running back to Missouri 38-31. season. Bears. the ground The Aggies rush defense The home losing streak is over Sophomore By Krista Pirtle allowed its highest number of rush 14 Kansas State (7-1, 4-1) as the Texas defense went to work Missouri (4-4, 2-3) running back Sports Writer yards on the season with 284. last weekend, shutting out the James White led the Offensively, Texas A&M The Wildcats are bowl eligible, Kansas Jayhawks 43-0. The Tigers seem to be peaking rush attack with 138 yards Before the season began, recorded a total of 500 yards with but their undefeated streak was Texas expanded its run game at the right time, defeating the and a touchdown. Sooners versus Aggies game 317 fired from the arm of senior snapped by the Sooners 58-17. as freshman Joe Bergeron led the Aggies at Kyle Field in overtime Iowa State looks to get its looked to be the deciding factor of quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Junior quarterback Collin ground attack with 136 yards and 38-31. second win in conference play the Big 12 champion. A trio of turnovers could have Klein’s pass threat was shot down a pair of touchdowns. Freshman Sophomore quarterback James as it hosts the Kansas Jayhawks Now, due to Texas A&M been the root to the loss at Kyle as he only threw for 58 yards. running back Malcolm Brown Franklin threw for a total of 198 Saturday afternoon. forgetting to play in the second Field. He did rush for 92 yards and a also had two trips to the end zone, yards and a pair of touchdowns. Against a team like Kansas, half and being stunned at home by After so much preseason pair of touchdowns, however. racking up 119 yards. Sophomore tailback Henry the Cyclones will have a great an unranked team, the matchup hype, the Aggies look to redeem Besides those two, there was Receptions weren’t huge for the Josey ran over the Aggies with 162 opportunity to mold their offense against Oklahoma does not have themselves on a national stage in not much else happening for the Longhorns, used only to spread the yards and a touchdown. around young Barnett. quite the same hype. a big game. This match-up will be Wildcats’ offense. Jayhawk defense before the offense Franklin is also capable of Luckily, hype is not needed for nothing short of a shoot-out. Saturday, Kansas State travels to would attack the gaps on the run. squeezing through the offensive Kansas (2-6, 0-5) a quality football game. However, Texas A&M’s pass take on Oklahoma State. Freshman wide receiver Jaxon lines and breaking into open field. defense will need to step up its Defensively, the Wildcats need Shipley led the receivers with only So far, Missouri has relied Good news. It’s November, 6 Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1) game to slow down OU’s dynamic to step up their game is they intend 47 yards. heavily on the run; however, its which means basketball has just duo of Jones and Broyles. to hang closely to the Cowboys. Texas needs to keep up the pass game will determine the begun and there are only four Oklahoma returns to Norman intensity on the defense and get outcome of its game Saturday games left in the football season. after a dominant 58-17 win over 3 Oklahoma State (8-0, 5-0) Texas Tech (5-3, 2-3) something rolling offensively as against Baylor. Texas didn’t cut Kansas a break, hopeful Kansas State. Texas Tech comes to town. The Tigers don’t have a standout allowing only 46 total offensive The Sooner offense stole the The Cowboys enjoyed their Tech got beat 41-7 by Iowa State receiver so far this season; every yards. The Jayhawks recorded a show with 690 total yards. Junior homecoming last weekend, last weekend in Lubbock. Baylor (4-3, 1-3) option offers similar results. whopping -2 yards rushing. quarterback Landry Jones threw defeating Baylor 59-24. Sophomore After upsetting OU in Norman Kansas only had a trio of first for 520 yards, 171 of them to senior running back Joseph Randle went the week before, this game should The Bears got beat down last Iowa State (4-4, 1-4) downs and it had the ball for only wide receiver Ryan Broyles. to the end zone four times and ran have been an easy Red Raider weekend by OSU 59-24, but what’s 16 minutes. Defensively, the Oklahoma for a total of 152 yards. victory. passed is past. The Cyclones upset Texas Tech This was the first time all season secondary stepped up its game Senior quarterback Brandon The Tech offense only recorded Baylor recorded great offensive in Lubbock last weekend with their that the Jayhawk offense was allowing only 58 passing yards. Weeden threw for 273 yards and 290 yards the whole game. numbers with 622 total yards, first conference win of the season completely shut down. Saturday, determination will be a trio of touchdowns, a pair of Junior quarterback Seth 425 fired from junior quarterback 41-7. This weekend Kansas travels to key for Oklahoma as it relinquished those touchdowns and 172 yards Doege threw for 171 yards and a Robert Griffin III. Freshman quarterback Jared Ames, Iowa, to battle Iowa State. its nation-leading 39 home game going to junior wide receiver Justin pair of interceptions. Doege was However, five turnovers and Barnett started to get comfortable The Jayhawks need to work on win streak to Texas Tech two weeks Blackmon. responsible for the lone Red Raider failure to score in the red zone in the pocket with 144 yards and a their rush defense to win. O’Rear brings high school golf success to the course for Baylor men By Krista Pirtle the top golfer in Texas and No. 36 On and off the green, O’Rear I’ve got some things I need to “He’s a good kid.” Mikkelsen said. “I think if you have Sports Writer nationally. could pass for a completely differ- work on for my golf game. We’ve However, if the professional the people you look up to, if they This golf game didn’t come ent person. His game face is defi- got some high expectations. I just dream doesn’t come true, a career don’t care about the end result and Walking around a golf course overnight as he grew up following nitely on during his golf game, but need to do a couple things with in sports looks like a solid alterna- doing well, I think that’s going to on a beautiful day, you might hear his dad, current president of the off he’s a regular guy who likes to my swing and work on putting. It’s tive. affect how the other guys think Taylor Swift overflowing from a University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, have fun. just some stuff that’s going to take “I want to work somewhere in about things. He’s really concerned pair of headphones. around the course. “He’s competitive, serious, fo- t i m e .” sports,” O’Rear said. “I don’t really about how the team finishes as well This may seem odd but with the His dad and his mom live only cused,” senior Joakim Mikkelsen O’Rear’s business major serves know where but somewhere.” as how he finishes.
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