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Russell Athletic Bowl Halftime: Baylor 28, North Carolina 17

Those ground-poundin', maulin' Bears have more than 350 rushing yards in the first half and a double-digit lead over North Carolina at the half.

Coming into the game as a 3-point underdog, your Baylor Bears, as depleted and injured as they are, have risen to the challenge posed by the #10 team in the country in a BIG way, putting up more than 400 yards of offense and 31 points in the first half. It was as dominant an effort by the offensive line, in particular, as we've probably seen in the Art Briles era to set a new Russell Athletic Bowl record for rushing yards (in a half, no less) and bounce back from going down 7-0 to outscore the Tar Heels 28-10* the rest of the way.