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The Longhorns defense had plenty of trouble trying to slow the Bears offense, Griffin, who many expected to have yet another big game, gave them fits most of the day but running back Terrance Ganaway and receiver Kendall Wright also helped pace the Bears offense.
Baylor (9-3, 6-8) set the tone early when Griffin connected with Wright on a 59-yard touchdown pass on the second play from scrimmage to give the Bears a 7-0 lead as the home crowd roared with their approval.
Griffin figured he would stick with what was working on the Bears next possession when he found Wright once again for a 48-yard pass play that was followed by a Ganaway 20-yard touchdown run. It was now 14-0 and the Longhorns (7-5, 4-5) must have figured they were in for a long day trying to stop Griffin and a Bears offense that was capable of putting up some big numbers.
Aaron Jones helped the Bears cut into the lead at pull to within 24-17 when he booted a 22-yard field goal minutes later to cap a 7-play 65-yard drive.
Griffin put the Bears out in front with just 28 seconds left to play in the half when he ran it in from two yards out allowing Baylor to take a 24-24 lead at the half.
"It’s critical. We came back with 10 unanswered points, so that part, I think, shows a lot of maturity. Three years ago, four years ago, I don’t know what would’ve happened if we had gotten ahead of Texas 14-0. People would have been checking the score to see if it’s right. It’s not that way anymore, said Baylor head coach Art Briles.
It was all Baylor after that as Griffin rushed for one touchdown, threw for another, and Jones added another field goal as the Bears finished off Texas to the tune of 48-24.
"Give Baylor a lot of credit, they came ready to play and played really well. Robert Griffin III is a great player. I think we have four out of the top five quarterbacks in the country this year. All of them should be considered for the Heisman because they are all really good. Obviously, we moved the ball better tonight than we have been, but we turned the ball over five times. We can't do that. Our five turnovers led to 27 points for them, which got us out of the ballgame," said Texas Head Coach Art Briles.
Griffin finished with 320 yards passing on 15-of-22 passing and two touchdowns. He rushed for 38
