By Michael Haag | Sports Writer
No.7 Baylor football are Sugar Bowl champions; when you put that into perspective it can seem almost unthinkable. Predicted to finish eighth in the Big 12 before the season, the Bears achieved the unachievable and let the nation know there is something special in Waco.
The entire country watched as the Bears wreaked havoc defensively and throttled a high-powered University of Mississippi offense. What was not apparent to the viewer’s eye is how the journey became possible due to the athletes being more than players who rack up stats.