ORLANDO, FLA. – The No. 17 Bears played in state they never played in before (Florida) and won in a way they never have won before. Fueled almost entirely by the run-game, the No. 17 Bears overpowered the No. 10 North Carolina Tar Heels for a 49-38 win in the Russell Athletic Bowl at the Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
Baylor fans were probably expecting to see sophomore quarterback Chris Johnson taking the majority of the snaps for the Bears’ offense before the Russell Athletic Bowl kicked off in Orlando, Fla.
But the very notion of playcalling a Baylor offense that would look at all like it usually does was quickly thrown out the window.