LIVE BLOG: Baylor Bears win 88th Sugar Bowl

The #Baylor Bears are on the field for the 2022 Allstate #SugarBowl @6NewsCTX @KCENSports

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

#OleMiss wins the toss and wants the ball. #Baylor will start the game on defense #SugarBowl @6NewsCTX @KCENSports

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

The second play of the game is a JT Woods interception, the Bears take over at their own 38 yard line #SugarBowl #Baylor @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

The second play of the game is a JT Woods interception, the Bears take over at their own 38 yard line #SugarBowl #Baylor @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

13:03 1Q | #Baylor goes for it, RJ Snead makes the catch but is stopped short and #OleMiss gets it at the Bear 48 #SugarBowl @6NewsCTX @KCENSports

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

1:48 1Q | #OleMiss misses a 50-yard FG attempt, I think it got tipped by #Baylor @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

End 1Q | No. 7 #Baylor 0, No. 8 #OleMiss 0

Bears facing 4th & 2 at the BU 40 #SugarBowl @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

10:16 2Q | #Baylor 7, #OleMiss 0

Al Walcott with the #PickSix, a 96-yard INT return to open the scoring #SugarBowl @6NewsCTX @KCENSports

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

That #PickSix shatters a #SugarBowl record for longest INT return in game history. Previous was 80 yards in 1945. Also the longest in the New Year's Six #Baylor @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

THE historic long pick 6 from Al Walcott #SicEm #SugarBowl record right there !!! pic.twitter.com/P3Vy2sp3Se

— Niki Lattarulo (@NikiLattarulo) January 2, 2022

HALF | No. 7 #Baylor 7, No. 8 #OleMiss 0

Bears to receive in third quarter #SugarBowl@6NewsCTX @KCENSports

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

End 3Q | #OleMiss 7, #Baylor 7

Rebels get down to the Bear 23 to end the third quarter, 1st & 10, appearing to be building momentum #SugarBowl @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

11:14 4Q | #Baylor 14, #OleMiss 7

Killeen Shoemaker product Monaray Baldwin takes a jet sweep 48 yards to the house, the closest defender was in the French Quarter #SugarBowl @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

9:58 4Q | JT Woods with his second INT of the night, #Baylor's third. The Bears are knocking on the door and seizing control of this one #SugarBowl @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

7:24 4Q | #Baylor 21, #OleMiss 7

Bohanon goes to Raleigh Texada for the 2-yard TD pass and pleases @mattmosley in the process. The Bears own control of this one right now #SugarBowl @6NewsCTX @KCENSports

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

4:52 4Q | Bryson Jackson with the HUGE 4th down sack and #Baylor takes over at its own 36 #SugarBowl @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

1:58 4Q | #Baylor punts it to the #OleMiss 7, where the Rebels take over.

This one is all but over #SugarBowl @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

FINAL | No. 7 #Baylor 21, No. 8 #OleMiss 7

The Bears clinch the program's first 12-win season, finishing 12-2, winning the 88th annual Allstate #SugarBowl @KCENSports @6NewsCTX

— Kurtis Quillin (@KurtisQuillin) January 2, 2022

Oh how sweet it is. The #Baylor Bears are #SugarBowl champs for the 2nd time in program history. For the first time ever, they’ve won 12 games in a season.

Go crazy, Waco. #SicEm | @6NewsCTX | @KCENSports

— Matt Lively (@mattblively) January 2, 2022