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Lagway throws 2 touchdown passes to help Baylor hold off Colorado 23-13 in Big 12 opener

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 26). Lagway throws 2 touchdown passes to help Baylor hold off Colorado 23-13 in Big 12 opener. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/lagway-throws-2-touchdown-passes-to-help-baylor-hold-off-colorado-23-13-in-big-12-opener/article_1d229122-790b-5239-aa88-c673ae0a130b.html

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DJ Lagway returned from injury to lead Baylor to a 23-13 victory over Colorado in the Big 12 opener on Saturday. Lagway, who had missed two games due to an ankle injury, threw for two touchdowns and completed 19 of 39 passes for 221 yards with one interception. Rhett Armstrong kicked three field goals for Baylor, which has now won three straight games. Colorado struggled offensively, tying the game at 13-all before Baylor scored the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

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DJ Lagway threw two touchdowns to help Baylor defeat Colorado 23-13 in their Big 12 opener on Saturday. Lagway, a Texas native and Florida transfer who had been out due to an ankle injury, completed 19 of 39 passes for 221 yards with one interception. Rhett Armstrong kicked three field goals for Baylor (3-1), including a crucial 54-yarder late in the game. Colorado (2-2) struggled before tying it at 13-all with a touchdown pass from backup quarterback Isaac Wilson to Joseph Williams on their final long drive of the half. The Bears then scored the go-ahead touchdown, pushing their winning streak to three games and improving coach Dave Aranda's record to 39-38 overall.

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Colorado coach Deion Sanders made a quarterback change at halftime, going with Wilson, the younger brother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Zach Wilson, who completed 12 of 25 passes for 156 yards and the touchdown.

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🔮 Colorado (2-2) struggled to sustain drives before tying the game 13-all with 11:04 left when backup quarterback Isaac Wilson threw a 17-yard touchdown to Joseph Williams to cap a 12-play, 95-yard drive.

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Lagway throws 2 touchdown passes to help Baylor hold off Colorado 23-13 in Big 12 opener · assertive framing

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WACO, Texas (AP) — DJ Lagway threw two touchdowns in his return to Baylor’s lineup, including the go-ahead score with 9:02 left as the Bears beat Colorado 23-13 in the Big 12 opener for both teams on Saturday. asserted

Bears → throw → Saturday

Lagway, the Florida transfer and Texas native, had missed the past two games since an ankle injury in a season-opening loss to Auburn. asserted

Lagway → miss → Auburn

He completed 19 of 39 passes for 221 yards and interception. asserted

He → complete → yards

Rhett Armstrong kicked three field goals for Baylor (3-1), whose three-game winning streak has pushed embattled sixth-year coach Dave Aranda’s record to 39-38 overall. asserted

streak → kick → 39

Armstrong had kicks of 37 and 27 yards before making a 54-yarder with 4 1/2 minutes left. asserted

Armstrong → have → minutes

Colorado (2-2) struggled to sustain drives before tying the game 13-all with 11:04 left when backup quarterback Isaac Wilson threw a 17-yard touchdown to Joseph Williams to cap a 12-play, 95-yard drive. asserted

Wilson → struggle → drive

The Bears then went ahead to stay ahead with a five-play drive that ended with two big passes, a 21-yard catch by Gavin Freeman and Jadon Porter’s 33-yard touchdown. asserted

that → go → Freeman

Freeman, a transfer who previously played at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, had a 3-yard TD catch midway through the second quarter. asserted

who → play → quarter

who → make → yards

Elliott Arnold made field goals of 46 and 24 yards for Colorado. asserted

Arnold → make → Colorado

Buffaloes wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. suffered an apparent upper body injury with 4:33 left in the second quarter. asserted

Jr. → suffer → quarter

Moore was hit by Bears linebacker Travion Barnes while falling to the ground on an incomplete pass. asserted

Moore → hit → pass

Moore laid motionless on the turf before receiving assistance. asserted

Moore → lay → assistance

He limped off the field and into the locker room with significant help from a trainer and a teammate. asserted

He → limp → trainer

The Buffaloes’ “go-go” offense struggled to produce for the second straight week. asserted

offense → go → week

Colorado finished 3 of 14 on third down and used two quarterbacks. asserted

Colorado → finish → quarterbacks

Lagway’s first start in Waco wasn’t the most efficient or inspiring, but he made enough plays for the Bears to win, thanks in large part to their defense. asserted

Bears → make → defense

Baylor’s run game also continued its lackluster start to the season, averaging only 3.3 yards per carry. asserted

game → continue → carry

Colorado is home to play No. 11 Texas Tech next Saturday. asserted

Colorado → play → Tech

Baylor plays at Arizona State next Saturday. asserted

Baylor → play → State