Yahoo - Baylor scores 45 unanswered points in 48-14 throttling of Oklahoma (Dr. Satur

[Jenni Carlson]

How much did Saturday do to change the perception of Baylor in the College Football Playoff rankings? After spending the second week of the College Football Playoff rankings as discussion fodder because of a weak nonconference schedule, Baylor scored 45 unanswered points against Oklahoma in a victory that's sure to move the Bears from No. 12 in the rankings. Now we just have to wait until Tuesday to see how far the win pushes the Bears up. After trailing 14-3 at the end of the first quarter, quarterback Bryce Petty found wide receiver Corey Coleman for a 33-yard touchdown. Then Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight, who was carted off in the fourth quarter after being tackled awkwardly by three Baylor defenders , threw his lone interception of the day to Baylor linebacker Bryce Hager. In just 126 seconds, Baylor had a 17-14 lead and the rout was beginning. While the Bears had five rushing touchdowns, the key to the offense was Petty and the passing game. Namely the connection to Coleman. Coleman torched the Oklahoma secondary for 15 catches and 224 yards, a total that was 58 percent of Petty's 387 passing yards. It's no surprise, but when Oklahoma was rolling in the first quarter, Knight was playing well. Once the interception to Hager happened, Oklahoma's offense was all sorts of out of sync. On the drive following the pick, Michael Hunnicutt missed a field goal. And the six drives after the field goal attempt? Four punts and two turnovers on downs while Baylor scored on every drive save for a punt and a clock-killing possession at the end of the game. It was an exceptionally ugly way to give Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops his first back-to-back losses at home since his tenure began in Norman. Two weeks ago, Oklahoma lost to Kansas State 31-30 in Norman. But back to Baylor's role in the playoff conversation. While the Sooners started the year ranked in the top five, preseason rankings are meaningless and Oklahoma is simply a power in name only at the moment. Is a road win over a now-three loss Sooner team impressive enough to put the Bears past many one-loss teams it entered the week behind? Our guess is probably not. Barring any upsets, Baylor will vault ahead of three teams – two-loss Ole Miss, and the losers of Notre Dame-Arizona State and Kansas State-TCU. The Bears will still need some help and repeat this Oklahoma performance against Kansas State in December for a sniff of the four-team field. For more Baylor news, visit SicEmSports.com. For more Oklahoma news, visit SoonerScoop.com. - - - - - - - Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @NickBromberg

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