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WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor upperclassmen have gone from being dejected just about every game two years ago to undefeated and sharing the Big 12 lead. The 18th-ranked Bears are 6-0 and have won eight in a row overall. They were 1-11 in 2017, which was coach Matt Rhule's first season.
UNDATED (AP) — No. 18 Baylor takes the Big 12's longest winning streak in its game at Oklahoma State. The Bears, who have won eight games in a row, lead the Big 12 allowing only 17.8 points a game. Oklahoma State averages nearly 40 points and 528 yards per game.
UNDATED (AP) — The number of enforced targeting penalties are down 32% in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision compared with the first seven weeks of the 2018 season. Targeting is the act of striking a defenseless opponent above the shoulders or using the crown of the helmet to contact an opponent. It has been a major player-safety concern for a decade.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Graduation rates for college athletes have hit another record, this time 89% overall, according to statistics released by the NCAA. That's up 1 percentage point from last year's previous one-year high and almost 10 percentage points of the goal established by the late Myles Brand when the measure was first introduced 17 years ago. This year's number tracks college athletes who first enrolled in college in 2012.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State's hopes for competing for a Big 12 title suffered a serious blow when Talen Horton-Tucker decided to leave for the NBA after just one season. The Cyclones hope they've filled that hole with guard Rasir Bolton. He is a Penn State transfer whose numbers were similar to Horton-Tucker's as a freshman in 2018-19.
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