MANHATTAN, Kan. -- In its toughest road trip of the year, sixth-ranked Baylor held on for a hard-fought 31-24 Thursday night win over Kansas State at Bill Snyder Family Stadium to remain undefeated and in the thick of the Big 12 title and playoff conversations.
Baylor safety Terrell Burt finally put the game away in the final minute with an interception along the sidelines on a K-State double-pass attempt.
The College Football Playoff selection committee certainly was tuning in to see whether a season-ending neck injury to quarterback Seth Russell would stifle the nation's top-scoring offense. While the Baylor defense was shaky, the committee members had to at least come away impressed with true freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who shined in his first career start.