Who defeated the Wake Forest Football in an opening game?”
Robert Griffin completed his first eight passes, finishing with 136 yards passing and a touchdown, to help Baylor beat Wake Forest 24-21. Kendall Wright ran for a touchdown, wide receiver Ernest Smith passed for a score and David Gettis caught one for the Bears, who opened last season with a 41-13 home loss to the Demon Deacons. Griffin, the 2008 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, also ran for 41 yards on 13 carries for Baylor. Joe Pawelek finished with seven tackles, a sack and an interception. Gabbert, Missouri throttle: At St. Louis, Blaine Gabbert threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth in a stellar starting debut to lead rebuilding Missouri to a 37-9 victory over Illinois, its fifth win in a row in the neutral-site series. Juice Williams was held in check and failed to convert a crucial fourth-down play for Illinois, which just missed cracking the preseason Top 25 but flopped despite an offense with eight returning starters. The Fighting Illini were 5-7 last year b
The game got a lot more interesting after Wilber recovered Griffin’s fumble at Baylor’s 25 to set up Skinner’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Parker to cut the lead to 24-21 with 3:56 remaining. But the Bears got a key first down when Terrance Ganaway ran behind Taylor and Bryant for two yards on third-and-one. Wake Forest was forced to use its last time out before Baylor punter Derek Epperson nailed a 38-yarder to pin the Demon Deacons at their own 12 with 1:11 remaining.
