By Jackson Posey | Sports Writer
Baylor football offensive coordinator Jake Spavital grinned on the sidelines. The scoreboard at Milan Puskar Stadium flashed Baylor 49, West Virginia 35.
Twelve years earlier, in the teams’ first-ever matchup, Spavital stood on the opposite sideline, clad in blue and gold as Dana Holgorsen’s quarterbacks coach. Holgorsen’s Air Raid attack outdueled the Bears’ spread offense in an instant classic, 70-63. On Saturday, the Bears’ offense looked reminiscent of the great offensive clashes of yore.
“Coach Spav just makes it so easy for me, as far as my checks, my options that I can get to,” said quarterback Sawyer Robertson, who passed for a career-high 329 yards and three touchdowns.