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Russell, Linwood lead No. 5 Baylor past Texas Tech 63-35

Baylor quarterback Seth Russell scrambles out of the pocket under pressure from the Texas Tech's Hunter Rittimann, rear, in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Baylor quarterback Seth Russell scrambles out of the pocket under pressure from the Texas Tech's Hunter Rittimann, rear, in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

By Associated Press October 3, 2015 1 min read

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Seth Russell passed for 286 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two more scores while Shock Linwood rushed for a career-high 221 yards and two touchdowns as No. 5 Baylor began its pursuit of a third consecutive Big 12 championship with a 63-35 win over Texas Tech on Saturday.

Baylor (4-0, 1-0) entered with the FBS’ top offense in scoring (64.0 points per game), total offense (767.0 yards per game) and rushing yards (379.7 per game). The Bears gained 680 yards, 368 rushing.

Corey Coleman caught touchdown passes of 24, 16 and 16 yards.

Russell was 15 for 23 with one interception.

The Red Raiders (3-2, 0-2) dropped their second straight game after sweeping their nonconference opponents – they lost 55-52 to No. 4 TCU last week.