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Game Thread: Baylor Football Faces Prairie View A&M Under the Lights in Home Opener

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September 11, 2026
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Baylor vs. Prairie View A&M

2026 Home Opener • 254 Night
Saturday, September 12, 2026 • 7:00 p.m. CT • ESPN+
McLane Stadium • Waco, TX • Home
Records Baylor 0-1 (0-0 Big 12) | Prairie View A&M 1-1 (1-0 SWAC)
Coaches Dave Aranda (Year 7) vs. Tremaine Jackson (Year 2)
Kickoff 7:00 p.m. CT / 8:00 p.m. ET
TV ESPN+ — Mark Neely, Barrett Brooks
Radio John Morris, Geff Gandy, Bryson Jackson • KRZI 1660 AM / 92.3 FM
Stream ESPN+ / ESPN Unlimited • BaylorBears.com radio
Series First meeting
Last game Auburn 17, Baylor 16 (Atlanta, Sept. 5)
Line Baylor -38.5 • O/U 54.5 • PVAMU +8000

Why This Game Matters

  • Home opener and start of a three-game McLane homestand
  • First meeting between Baylor and Prairie View A&M
  • Chance to bounce back from a 17-16 loss to Auburn
  • 254 Night at McLane; Baylor Backyard Live with Suede before kickoff
  • Defending SWAC champion on a short week after beating Texas Southern 52-14

Series History

  • No previous football meetings
  • PVAMU opened 2026 with a 49-30 loss at Tarleton State
  • PVAMU then won the Labor Day Classic, 52-14 over Texas Southern

Keys for Baylor

  1. Finish the game early. Do not let an FCS opponent hang around after a one-point loss. 
  2. Establish the run with emphasis. Get Dawson Pendergrass going and keep Lagway on schedule.
  3. Clean up the details on offense. No wasted possessions after the Auburn finish.
  4. Stay assignment-sound. Attack on defense and run up the sack and TO total for the season, but play clean.
  5. Play 60 minutes. There is no reason this can’t be a rout from start to finish. 

Players to Watch

Baylor: QB DJ Lagway • RB Dawson Pendergrass • WR Louis Brown IV, Gavin Freeman, Dre'lon Miller • TE Tony Livingston / Matthew Klopfenstein • LB Travion Barnes, Kyland Reed • DL Hosea Wheeler, Jamaal Whyce Jr.

Prairie View A&M: HC Tremaine Jackson • RB Chase Bingmon • Labor Day Classic offensive pieces off the 52-14 win

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Game Thread: Baylor Football Faces Prairie View A&M Under the Lights in Home Opener

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In reply to whitetrash • 9:07p, 9/12/26
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ESPN app is showing BU ahead 51-3.

I noticed that. I was almost wondering if it was played earlier and being tape delayed.
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 9:08p, 9/12/26
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whitetrash said:
ESPN app is showing BU ahead 51-3.

I noticed that. I was almost wondering if it was played earlier and being tape delayed.


Only if I'm sitting in the stands in a much bigger time warp than the one in Ann Arbor last week.
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9:11p, 9/12/26
23-3 Buckeyes 4:16 in 3rd
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In reply to whitetrash • 9:11p, 9/12/26
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Dia del DougO said:
whitetrash said:
ESPN app is showing BU ahead 51-3.

I noticed that. I was almost wondering if it was played earlier and being tape delayed.


Only if I'm sitting in the stands in a much bigger time warp than the one in Ann Arbor last week.

Maybe that extra second they got messed up time so much it is pushing everything into the future.
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9:12p, 9/12/26
Conner Hawkins… would I rather play for a NC contender kicking a 50 yarder in front of 100+K or for a non contender in front of family and friends.
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 9:12p, 9/12/26
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whitetrash said:
ESPN app is showing BU ahead 51-3.

I noticed that. I was almost wondering if it was played earlier and being tape delayed.


They're getting reslly careless. They had an incorrect score at half time of Kentucky vs Bama the entire half.
Iran has Trump by his pu**y and no way they will let go
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In reply to Aliceinbubbleland • 9:13p, 9/12/26
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Dia del DougO said:
whitetrash said:
ESPN app is showing BU ahead 51-3.

I noticed that. I was almost wondering if it was played earlier and being tape delayed.


They're getting reslly careless. They had an incorrect score at half time of Kentucky vs Bama the entire half.


It's all their DEI hires
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 9:15p, 9/12/26
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Aliceinbubbleland said:
Dia del DougO said:
whitetrash said:
ESPN app is showing BU ahead 51-3.

I noticed that. I was almost wondering if it was played earlier and being tape delayed.


They're getting reslly careless. They had an incorrect score at half time of Kentucky vs Bama the entire half.


It's all their DEI hires

Maybe it's the correct score in the Eastern time zone, an hour later than us.
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 9:16p, 9/12/26
That's a quantum take I suppose
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In reply to whitetrash • 9:17p, 9/12/26
whitetrash said:
ESPN app is showing BU ahead 51-3.

I saw that. It has been corrected
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
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In reply to historian • 9:19p, 9/12/26
Head-slapping a purple hair goof will cause that.
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9:19p, 9/12/26
Is anyone else seeing a Big 12 PSA on the screen while the announcers talk about the game?
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In reply to historian • 9:20p, 9/12/26
Yep. Same.
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In reply to historian • 9:21p, 9/12/26
NM
ESPN finally fixed it just in time for kickoff
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9:21p, 9/12/26
Make Pendy trendy.

Let's go!
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9:24p, 9/12/26
23-10 Buckeyes 14:19 4th
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9:24p, 9/12/26
What a horrendous no-call. Sheesh!
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9:25p, 9/12/26
I was this many days old when I learned that it's not PI to tackle a WR 20 yards downfield 3 seconds before the ball lands 40 yards downfield.
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In reply to burg0047 • 9:25p, 9/12/26
Officials screwed up on that one
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9:25p, 9/12/26
Panthers halftime adjustments paying off.
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In reply to whitetrash • 9:26p, 9/12/26
Only against Baylor!
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9:26p, 9/12/26
3-out on first possession. Way to overwhelm an exhausted team, Baylor
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 9:29p, 9/12/26
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3-out on first possession. Way to overwhelm an exhausted team, Baylor

One of those weird seven-play three-and-outs.
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9:30p, 9/12/26
I don't think teams are going to do much running on us this year. That's a really pleasant thing to be able to say.
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9:32p, 9/12/26
Freeman!!!

And Knighten!
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9:35p, 9/12/26
Now we know why Bennett is back up
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9:35p, 9/12/26
A bit concerned about the qb sloppiness.

Get well DJ.
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 9:35p, 9/12/26
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Aliceinbubbleland said:
Dia del DougO said:
whitetrash said:
ESPN app is showing BU ahead 51-3.

I noticed that. I was almost wondering if it was played earlier and being tape delayed.


They're getting reslly careless. They had an incorrect score at half time of Kentucky vs Bama the entire half.


It's all their DEI hires


Sometimes I wonder is this is a satire forum.
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9:36p, 9/12/26
*** Bennett. Dumb decisions.
WE ARE GOING TO WIN
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9:36p, 9/12/26
Put in the next QB
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 9:36p, 9/12/26
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A bit concerned about the qb sloppiness.

Get well DJ.

Yeah, Nate's not a starting-quality QB.

We'll need DJ to stay healthy this year.
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9:37p, 9/12/26
Time to get #3 some time at QB.
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Put in the next QB
Seems Dave forgets the second half of the Long Island and Samford games. Wash, rinse, repeat
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9:38p, 9/12/26
Nice coffin corner back of the end zone punt.
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9:40p, 9/12/26
I don't like the swooshy sound during the breaks. Seems odd.
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