No starters. No Problem. Baylor sets new bowl, program marks in Orlando
North Carolina center Lucas Crowley, who played at Nease. (Photo by Stephen Dowell) By MIKE BONTS Jacksonville SportsDay Entering the Russel Athletic Bowl in Orlando No. 17 Baylor was without its top two quarterbacks, leading rusher, and an All-American receiver. Baylor QBs Seth Russell (neck) and Jarrett Stidham (broken ankle), receiver Corey Coleman (hernia surgery), and running back Shock Linwood (broken foot) were all absent. Never the less, the Bears piled up an FBS bowl-record 645 yards rushing to upset 10th-ranked North Carolina, 49-38, before 40,418 at Citrus Bowl Stadium. The win was Baylor's first bowl victory since 2012, snapping a string of two consecutive bowl losses. Johnny Jefferson rushed for a school-record 299 yards and was named the bowl’s MVP. Jefferson made amends for a fourth quarter fumble in a 23-17 loss to Texas in the regular-season finale. "The big thing for me was the last game we played, I had a bad mistak...