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Oklahoma football: Baylor defensive back says Bears plan to 'pitch a shutout'

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Shock Linwood

Baylor running back Shock Linwood celebrates a long run for a touchdown against Texas Tech in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in Arlington, Texas.

 Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo

The November stretch that will determine Baylor’s defensive improvement in season-defining games is upon us.

For the Bears (8-0, 5-0 in Big 12), who stand No. 6 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings, the legacy of a 2015 defense that was supposed to help carry its share of the load in this team’s playoff push will be defined Saturday against No. 12 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1) and in every subsequent game on the regular-season schedule.

Baylor defenders began the season with nine returning starters from an 11-2 team and plans to help an offense in transition survive some early growing pains, if necessary, while adjusting to a new quarterback. Eight games and two starting quarterbacks later, the Bears’ offense has shown no evidence of growing pains while leading the nation in scoring (57.4 average) and total offense (665.6 yards per game) under the direction of the injured Seth Russell or his replacement, freshman Jarrett Stidham.

Read the full story from the Star-Telegram

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