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 gained seven straight, and head coach Scott Satterfield has gained 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 slicing Cincinnati’s result in 27-20, however Sorsby’s fourth landing run of 20-plus yards this season gave the Bearcats a snug 34-20 lead.
Baylor’s Kole Wilson then fumbled the following kickoff, and Cincinnati’s Jiquan Sanks recovered to present the Bearcats possession on the Bears’ 17-yard line. Sorsby this time linked by way of the air, discovering vast 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 dashing yards and a landing on 11 carries.
The Bearcats completed with 265 dashing yards on 50 carries, whereas holding the Bears to only 129 yards on the bottom and 266 yards complete. Bears’ quarterback Sawyer Robertson was held nicely beneath his season averages, ending simply 18-of-26 for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
Cincinnati (7-1, 5-0 Massive 12) bought off to a scorching begin Saturday, scoring on 4 of their first 5 drives to construct a 24-0 lead. Operating backs Tawee Walker and Evan Pryor every had a dashing landing within the first quarter, and vast 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 recreation early within the fourth quarter.
The Bears are house subsequent Saturday to face UCF.
Cincinnati is on the street at Utah subsequent Saturday.
–Area Stage Media
