No. 22 BYU held off a late rally from Baylor to secure a 34-28 victory on Saturday, remaining undefeated at 5-0. Jake Retzlaff threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, while Crew Wakley sealed the win with an interception in the final minute.
Crew Wakley had an game-clinching interception with 59 seconds left and No. 22 BYU held on for a 34-28 victory at Baylor on Saturday to remain undefeated, after the Cougars had twice built three-touchdown leads as Jake Retzlaff threw for two scores and ran for another one.Wakley made a leaping interception near midfield along the sideline in front of the Baylor bench to secure the first Big 12 road victory for the Cougars .
The Cougars were up 14-0 only 6 1/2 minutes into the game. Baylor's lone offensive snap at that point was a pass deflected straight up in the air by 290-pound nose tackle John Nelson and caught by defensive tackle Blake Mangelson.It was 28-7 with 9:32 left in the first half after a 44-yard TD by Darius Lassiter, who caught eight passes for 120 yards.
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