Baylor Freshman quarterback Charlie Brewer threw for 315 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Baylor Bears defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 38 to 9 on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n
Baylor picked up its 1st victory of the season in a battle of the Big 12 cellar dwellers. Both teams are now 1-8. Baylor moves up to 9th in the conference and the Jayhawks return to familiar territory at the bottom of the conference.<\/p>\n
After one quarter of action KU and Baylor remained tied at zero before an offensive explosion by the Bears resulting in a 21-6 halftime lead.<\/p>\n
The Jayhawks managed to sustain a few long drives, but they were forced to settle for field goals each time they got into Baylor territory. Senior kicker Gabriel Rui finished the day 3\/4 on field goal attempts.<\/p>\n
The Jayhawk defense struggled in the 2nd quarter to contain the Baylor offense as Brewer picked apart the Kansas secondary.<\/p>\n
KU managed to slow down the Baylor rushing attack but had no answers for the Bears’ passing attack.<\/p>\n
Sophomore quarterback Carter Stanley finished 17-33 for 155 yards and an interception. Junior transfer Peyton Bender replaced Stanley in the 4th quarter and attempted 3 passes for 8 yards.<\/p>\n
Junior wide receiver Steven Sims Jr. caught 7 passes for 42 yards after his career game against Kansas State last week.<\/p>\n
Sophomore running back Khalil Herbert rushed for 71 yards on 10 carries for KU.<\/p>\n
KU’s secondary lost some key pieces as junior cornerback Shakial Taylor and sophomore safety Mike Lee both left the game with injuries.<\/p>\n
Up Next:<\/strong><\/p>\n KU will travel to Austin to battle the Texas Longhorns, a team that they defeated in dramatic fashion last season.<\/p>\n Baylor heads back to Waco where they will host the Texas Tech Red Raiders next Saturday.<\/p>\n Follow us on Twitter:<\/strong><\/p>\n KJHK \u2013 @kjhk<\/a><\/p>\n KJHK Sports \u2013 @KJHKsports<\/a><\/p>\n