WACO, Texas (KXXV) — The Baylor Bears face off against the Auburn Tigers at McLane Stadium in its season opener Friday night.
First Quarter Highlights, Score: 7-3, Auburn
Baylor was up 3-0 after their first possession, with Connor Hawkins making a field goal at 56 yards.
Auburn's Hudson Kaak makes a punt for 40 yards, but Baylor wide receiver Josh Cameron makes a fair catch at Baylor's 35 yard line.
Sawyer Robertson threw a 57-yard pass to Kole Wilson for a first down, but the Bears could not make it to the end zone, ending their second possession with an incomplete pass to Michael Trigg.
Auburn gained some momentum with a 26-yard pass from Jackson Arnold to Malcolm Simmons for a first down.
Tigers quarterback Jackson Arnold made the first touchdown of the game, running 24 yards to the end zone with 34 seconds left in the first quarter.
Second Quarter Highlights, Score: 17-10, Auburn
Auburn's Towns McGough kicksoff for 63 yards, with Kole Wilson returning for 33 yards at Baylor's 35 yard line.
Sawyer Robertson was sacked by Amaris Williams, losing four yards, followed by an out-of-bounds punt and endings Baylor's three-play possession.
Auburn runs six straight plays, ending their possession in the end zone with with a nine yards touchdown by Damari Alston and the scoreboard reading 14-3.
Baylor's next possession started with a 65 yard kickoff for a touchback, followed by a 12 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson to Ashtyn Hawkins for a first down.
Baylor's possession ended with back-to-back incomplete passes.
Auburn's seven-play, 41-yard drive ended with a field goal by Alex McPherson at 21 yards, making the score 17-3 with 5:45 left in the second quarter.
Baylor works at gaining yardage in their next possession, ending with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Sawyer Robertson to Kobe Prentice, bring Baylor up on the scoreboard to 17-10.
Baylor called their first timeout, with the clock at 1:01.
After timeout, Sawyer Robertson threw an incomplete pass, and then was sacked by Auburn's Keyron Crawford, losing eight yards.
Sawyer Robertson made a quick comeback, landing a 15-yard pass to Michael Trigg, but failed to score on their last drive.
Third Quarter Highlights, Score: 24-17, Auburn
Auburn had the first possession of the second half.
The Tigers made single-digit-yard runs, driving for a total of 26 yards. After two incomplete passes by Jackson Arnold, they got a five yard penalty for an illegal formation.
Hudson Kaak punted for 39 yards, with Josh Cameron catching the ball at Baylor's 10 yard line.
Baylor's possession kicks off with a 17 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson to Michael Trigg at Baylor's 27 yard line for a first down.
Sawyer Robertson then gets back-to-back incomplete passes to Kole Wilson, ending their 17-yard drive with a punt for 43 yards, out-of-bounds at Auburn's 30 yard line.
Auburn's possession again are single-digit-yard runs, but Jackson Arnold drives the ball 21 yards to Baylor's 30 yard line for a first down.
Auburn makes a nine-play, 70 yard drive for a touchdown by Jeremiah Cobb.
Baylor gained some ground with a 75-yard drive, ending their possession with a four-yard touchdown pass to Caden Knighten.
But Auburn's comeback off Baylor's kickoff went almost end zone-to-end zone. Rayshawn Pleasant caught the ball for a 98 yards touchdown.
Fourth Quarter Highlights, Score: 38-24, Auburn
Both Baylor and Auburn boosted the scoreboard in the early stages of the fourth quarter.
Baylor had first possession, going 79 yards in nine plays. Auburn's first possession went 75 yards in a dozen plays.
Auburn made over 300 rushing yards in the game.
What to know about the Baylor vs Auburn game
Game one captains are wide receiver Josh Cameron, defensive line Jackie Marshall, quarterback Sawyer Robertson and inside linebacker Keaton Thomas.
- Kickoff Friday is 7 p.m. at McLane Stadium
- First match-up was in 1954
- Only fifth match-up for Baylor and Auburn
- Baylor is 8-2 for season openers in the last ten years
- Bears wear anthracite jerseys and bring back the gold chrome helmets for the first time since 2017
- Fans are encouraged to wear black to the game
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