Quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s 23-yard landing run with 6:13 remaining within the fourth quarter sealed No. 21 Cincinnati’s 41-20 win over the Baylor Bears Saturday in Cincinnati.
The Bearcats have received seven straight, and head coach Scott Satterfield has received seven in a row for the primary time in his head teaching profession.
Sorsby’s landing run capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive that took 7:21 seconds off the clock for the Bearcats. It was a drive that adopted Baylor reducing Cincinnati’s result in 27-20, however Sorsby’s fourth landing run of 20-plus yards this season gave the Bearcats a cushty 34-20 lead.
Baylor’s Kole Wilson then fumbled the following kickoff, and Cincinnati’s Jiquan Sanks recovered to offer the Bearcats possession on the Bears’ 17-yard line. Sorsby this time related by way of the air, discovering extensive receiver Isaiah Johnson for an eight-yard landing to increase the Bearcats’ result in 41-20.
Sorsby completed 13-of-21 for 111 yards and two landing passes, whereas including 85 speeding yards and a landing on 11 carries.
The Bearcats completed with 265 speeding yards on 50 carries, whereas holding the Bears to simply 129 yards on the bottom and 266 yards whole. Bears’ quarterback Sawyer Robertson was held nicely under his season averages, ending simply 18-of-26 for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
Cincinnati (7-1, 5-0 Massive 12) received off to a sizzling begin Saturday, scoring on 4 of their first 5 drives to construct a 24-0 lead. Working backs Tawee Walker and Evan Pryor every had a speeding landing within the first quarter, and extensive receiver Cyrus Allen had his fourth receiving landing within the Bearcats’ final two video games within the second quarter.
Baylor (4-4, 2-3 Massive 12) struggled to generate any sustainable momentum within the first half, punting on their first two possessions earlier than turning the ball over on downs and a fumbling on their subsequent two drives. They adopted these first 4 drives with three straight landing drives to show a 24-0 deficit right into a 27-20 sport early within the fourth quarter.
The Bears are dwelling subsequent Saturday to face UCF.
Cincinnati is on the street at Utah subsequent Saturday.
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