Quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s 23-yard touchdown run with 6:13 remaining in the fourth quarter sealed No. 21 Cincinnati’s 41-20 win over visiting Baylor on Saturday.
The Bearcats (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) have won seven straight, and Scott Satterfield has won seven in a row for the first time as a head coach.
Sorsby’s touchdown run capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive that took 7:21 seconds off the clock. It was a drive that followed Baylor cutting Cincinnati’s lead to 27-20, but Sorsby’s fourth touchdown run of 20-plus yards this season gave the Bearcats a comfortable 34-20 lead.
Baylor’s Kole Wilson then fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Jiquan Sanks recovered to give the Bearcats possession at the Bears’ 17-yard line. Sorsby this time connected through the air, finding Isaiah Johnson for an 8-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 41-20 with 4:26 left to play.
Sorsby finished 13-of-21 passing for 111 yards and two touchdown passes, while adding 85 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.
The Bearcats finished with 265 rushing yards on 50 carries, while holding the Bears to just 129 yards on the ground and 266 yards total. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson was held well below his season averages, finishing just 18-of-26 passing for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
Cincinnati got off to a hot start, scoring on four of its first five drives to build a 24-0 lead. Tawee Walker and Evan Pryor each had a rushing touchdown in the first quarter, and Cyrus Allen had his fourth receiving touchdown in the Bearcats’ last two games in the second quarter.
Baylor (4-4, 2-3) struggled to generate any sustainable momentum in the first half, punting on its first two possessions before turning the ball over on downs and fumbling on its next two drives.
The Bears followed those first drives with three straight scoring drives to turn a 24-0 deficit into a 27-20 game early in the fourth quarter. Michael Trigg and Josh Cameron caught TDs from Robertson, who rushed for a 1-yard score to bring Baylor within seven.
The Bears are home next Saturday to face UCF.
Cincinnati travels to face Utah next Saturday.
–Field Level Media
