The Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Texas came down to a goal-line stand. The Baylor defense stood tall and held off Oklahoma State, 21-16.
Dezmon Jackson tried to outrace Baylor’s Jairon McVea to the pylon but came up inches — an inch? — short and Baylor’s radio team was jubilant:
As called on Baylor radio: pic.twitter.com/ncSP3eb96p
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) December 4, 2021
And the flip side from Oklahoma State radio:
As called on Oklahoma State radio: pic.twitter.com/gFUYCKdflT
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) December 4, 2021
STOPPPPEEEDDDD ‼️#SicEm | #BUncommon
— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) December 4, 2021
𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝟏𝟐 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍
For the 3⃣rd time in program history, Baylor wins the #Big12FB Championship. 🏆#SicEm | #BUncommon pic.twitter.com/dC55mIlyQG
— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) December 4, 2021
The Cowboys came up inches short on a 17-play drive that devoured 89 yards and 2:50 as the clocked ticked away in the fourth quarter.
Baylor and Oklahoma State each wind up 11-2. The Bears were ninth in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings. The Cowboys were fifth and had hopes of being one of the four teams to be invited to the semifinals.
Those dreams were doused, coming up inches short.
