GAME 8

BAYLOR vs. TEXAS

Oct. 28 | 11 a.m. CT | McLane Stadium | Waco, Texas
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Game Notes: Baylor | Texas | Big 12

STORY LINES
- The Bears wrap up a two-game homestand with in-state rival Texas visiting McLane Stadium. Kickoff is set for 11 am. The game will be televised by ESPNU.
- Sophomore kicker Connor Martin leads the Big 12 with 14 made field goals and ranks second in accuracy (87.5%). He has converted 12-of-14 attempts over the last four games.
- Baylor has had 17 true freshmen appear in a game in 2017, the fourth-largest total nationally.
- The Bears' 23 first-time starters in 2017, including 10 true freshmen, are the second most in FBS.
- The game is the second meeting between Baylor head coach Matt Rhule and Texas head coach Tom Herman. The duo faced off in the 2015 AAC Championship game with Houston earning a 24-13 win over Temple.
- Clay Johnston ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 9.0 tackles for loss and 10th with 52 total tackles.
- The Bears lead all of Division I with seven plays from scrimmage 70 or more yards. BU leads FBS with six passes of 60+ and six passes of 70+ yards.
- Seven Baylor players have started all seven games in 2017: Sam Tecklenburg, Blake Blackmar, Pat Lawrence, Denzel Mims, Ira Lewis, Taylor Young and Clay Johnston.
- Denzel Mims ranks 7th nationally with seven receiving TDs and 5th in the Big 12 with 685 receiving yards.
- Eighteen of Baylor's 24 touchdown-scoring drives and 19 of 42 scoring drives this season have lasted two minutes or less. The Bears have scored in 48 seconds or less on eleven of those drives.
- BU ranks third nationally in net punting with an average of 43.48 and only 34 yards allowed on 33 punts.
- Baylor ranks fifth in the Big 12 in tackles for loss (46.0) with three players in the top 15 in the league: Clay Johnston (9.0), Ira Lewis (5.5) and Eric Ogor (5.5).
- Freshman corner Harrison Hand leads the Big 12 and ranks 15th in FBS with eight passes broken up.
- Underclassmen have accounted for 62.6% (295 of 471) of Baylor's tackles through seven games.
- QB Zach Smith, who was awarded the final single-digit jersey, has thrown for 200 or more yards in 7 of 9 career starts. He is averaging 288.7 yards per game with 13 touchdowns in seven career Big 12 matchups.
- Of Baylor's 154 starters through seven games, 76 have been freshmen or sophomores, including 12-of 22 (six offense, six defense) vs. West Virginia.

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