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Baylor overcomes early woes to topple SMU

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A key rush by Devin Chafin set up a second-half Baylor touchdown that helped put away SMU. Erich Schlegel/USA TODAY Sports
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DALLAS -- The nationwide grumbling over Baylor's lackluster non-league schedule never accounted for the possibility that the Bears would be sweating out a win before Big 12 play.