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Why Baylor messing up Dana Jacobson's hair was a tribute to Craig Sager

Baylor earned a trip to the Sweet 16 with an 82-78 win over USC on Sunday, but the Bears won the night with a quirky tribute to late Turner sideline reporter Craig Sager.

Back in 2014, coach Scott Drew led off a postgame interview after a win over Creighton by screaming “CRAIG SAGER’S HAIR” as he and his players messed with the reporter’s coif. It made for a great Vine:

Fast-forward to Sunday night: Drew and his squad got to speak with Turner’s Dana Jacobson — who was holding a “Sager Strong” mic — when the coach informed her, “We’re going to do the same for you”:

A beautiful and hilarious moment all rolled into one.

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