Behind Robertson and Washington, Baylor wins fourth straight, beating West Virginia 49-35

by | Nov 16, 2024 | Sports

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sawyer Robertson’s poise helped him set a personal best while enabling Baylor to snap a futility streak against West Virginia on the road and become bowl eligible.Robertson threw for a career-high 329 yards and three touchdowns, Bryson Washington ran for three scores and caught a TD pass, and Baylor won its fourth straight, beating West Virginia 49-35 Saturday night.Baylor (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) became bowl eligible for the third time under fifth-year coach Dave Aranda. The Bears have made quite the turnaround after starting the season 2-4 that raised questions about Aranda’s job security.“Winning solves a lot of things,” Aranda said.Baylor is scoring an average of 46 points per game during its streak, compared with 28 over the first six games of the season.Much of that points to the leadership of Robertson, who now has 20 TD passes and just four interceptions this season.“It’s kind of crazy,” Robertson said. “It’s a testament to the guys in the lockeroom, a testament to the coaches putting us players in a position to succeed. It’s a really good feeling.”West Virginia (5-5, 4-3) couldn’t convert a pair of fourth-down opportunities in Baylor territory late in the game, including one at the 9-yard line, and saw its two-game winning streak snapped.“The game was there to win in the third and early in the fourth an …

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