Friday Pac-10 Conference Capsule. September 13th, 2008
Friday Pac-10 Conference Capsule.
BAYLOR 45, WASHINGTON STATE 17
WACO, Texas Quarterback Robert Griffin accounted for 346 yards of total offense as Baylor slammed Washington State, 45-17, in a game moved up because of the concern surrounding Hurricane Ike.
Griffin ran for 217 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. He added 129 yards passing, going 7-of-15 with one TD.
Jay Finley had 119 yards rushing and one touchdown as Baylor (2-1) piled up 426 yards – 10.1 per carry – on the ground against hapless Washington State (0-3).
The Cougars scored the first touchdown in both the first and second quarters. The Bears responded with two TDs in each period to take a 28-14 halftime advantage.
Baylor scored 28 unanswered points as it built a 42-14 lead against Washington State, which was coming off a 66-3 pounding by California last Saturday.
The Bears played flawlessly in amassing 555 yards of offense, while the Cougars committed five turnovers.
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Friday Big 12 Conference Capsules.
(18) SOUTH FLORIDA, 37, (11) KANSAS 34
TAMPA, Florida In the first half, South Florida was stunned. By games end on Friday, Kansas was in shock.
Freshman Maikon Bonani kicked a 43-yard field goal with no time left to give the 18th-ranked Bulls a 37-34 victory over the 11th-ranked Jayhawks in a wild game.
Kansas appeared to be driving for its own game-winning score when Todd Reesing was intercepted by Nate Allen in the final minute. The defensive back returned the ball deep into Kansas territory, setting the stage for the winning kick by Bonani, a true freshman.
There could not have been more opposite halves. The Jayhawks dominated the first 30 minutes, rolling to a 20-3 lead before the Bulls Matt Grothe scored on a 28-yard run just 2:14 before intermission to cut the deficit to 10.
That ignited a run of 31 unanswered points as Grothe threw two TD passes and Jamar Taylor rushed 13 yards for another score. Bonani also booted a 23-yard field goal in the surge.
Kansas (2-1) clawed back within seven when Reesing found Jonathan Wilson for an 18-yard TD pass that capped a 13-play, 78-yard drive. The Jayhawks tied the game at 34-34 as Reesing shoveled a pass to Angus Quigley, who ran it into the end zone from 13 yards out.
Reesing, who was 34-of-51 for 381 yards and three touchdowns with one interception, and Wilson had teamed for a 36-yard touchdown strike midway through the first quarter to give Kansas a 7-0 lead.
After the teams exchanged field goals, the tandem hooked up again for a 56-yard completion that led to a 28-yard field goal by Jacon Branstetter to make it 13-3. Wilson had five catches for 123 yards in the first half.
Reesing then capped a six-play, 65-yard drive with a four-yard TD run to make it 20-3 with 3:24 left in the half.
Grothe, who was 32-of-45 for 338 yards and two touchdowns, drove the Bulls (3-0) down the field and called his own number, scoring on a 28-yard run with 2:14 to go before intermission.