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Miracle in the Magic Kingdom: Baylor football finds ‘juice’ in Orlando

By Foster Nicholas | Sports Writer

When all signs pointed to a silent flight back to Waco due to another loss, Baylor football mounted the largest comeback in program history. Saturday’s 36-35 win over UCF could go down in the history books as “The Miracle in the Magic Kingdom.”

Stoic, phlegmatic and impassive: We’ve seen this movie before. As a last-ditch field goal by the Knights (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) drifted away from the uprights and the clock hit double zeros, head coach Dave Aranda put his head down, walked to midfield and shook hands with UCF head coach Gus Malzahn as if there had never been a doubt.