The Big 12 championship game between No. 6 Baylor and No. 7 Oklahoma wasn’t the high-scoring shootout many predicted, and after Bears starting QB Charlie Brewer was forced to leave the game in the second quarter, the Baylor offense struggled to move the ball against the Sooners.
Backup QB Gerry Bohanon threw a touchdown pass that tied the game in the second quarter, but after three consecutive drives to open the second half that ended in a punt, coach Matt Rhule turned to third-string freshman Jacob Zeno – who immediately became a Baylor hero.
Facing a 10-point deficit in AT&T Stadium against Oklahoma, Zeno’s first completion of the game was an 81-yard touchdown pass to receiver Trestan Ebner, who outran the Sooners’ secondary after catching the ball at his own 38-yard line.
The Baylor defense then forced an Oklahoma punt to get the ball back into Zeno’s hands, and from his own endzone, the freshman completed a 78-yard pass.
Baylor went on to kick a field goal at the end of the drive to tie the game, and held on for the rest of regulation to force overtime.
