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Game Thread: Baylor Looks to Upset Arizona State in Tempe

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By SicEm365 Staff
October 2, 2026
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Baylor at Arizona State

First True Road Game • Big 12 Night Game
Saturday, October 3, 2026 • 9:30 p.m. CT • ESPN
Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
Records Baylor 3-1 (1-0 Big 12) | Arizona State 2-1 (1-0 Big 12)
Coaches Dave Aranda (Year 7) vs. Kenny Dillingham (Year 4)
Kickoff 9:30 p.m. CT / 7:30 p.m. MT / 10:30 p.m. ET
TV ESPN — Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Sherree Burruss
Radio John Morris, Geff Gandy, Bryson Jackson • KRZI 1660 AM / 92.3 FM
Stream ESPN / ESPN app • BaylorBears.com radio
Series Arizona State leads 2-0
Last meeting Arizona State 27, Baylor 24 (Waco, Sept. 20, 2025) • Gomez 43-yard FG as time expired
Last game Baylor 23, Colorado 13 (Sept. 26)
Line Arizona State -3.5 • O/U 49.5 • as of Oct. 2

Why This Game Matters

  • First true road game of 2026 (Auburn was a neutral site in Atlanta)
  • Night game in Tempe after ASU’s bye; Sun Devils opened league play with a 24-17 win over Kansas in London
  • Baylor has held all four opponents under 20 points, the longest such streak since 2005
  • DJ Lagway is a week removed from a rusty return: 19-of-39, 221 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT vs. Colorado
  • Initial injury report is clean — no Bears listed doubtful or questionable

Series History

  • Arizona State leads 2-0
  • 1990 in Tempe: ASU 34, Baylor 13 — Baylor’s only previous trip to Tempe
  • 2025 in Waco: ASU 27, Baylor 24 on Jesus Gomez’s 43-yard field goal as time expired
  • ASU this year: W vs. Morgan State, L 48-20 at Texas A&M, bye, W 24-17 vs. Kansas (London)

Keys for Baylor

  1. Survive the environment. Aranda called it loud and electric at night. First conference home night game for a lot of this ASU roster.
  2. Get Lagway on schedule. Efficiency has to jump from the Colorado line. 
  3. Win up front. The ASU offensive line is still searching. ASU’s Cutter Boley (736 yards, 9 TD) is the guy to pressure.
  4. Keep the scoring defense intact. Plenty of bend but don’t break for Baylor in 2026. ASU is built to drive on offense. Be better. 
  5. Finish drives. 23 points against Colorado will not be enough if the Sun Devils get their home offense going. Don’t leave points on the field. 

Players to Watch

Baylor: QB DJ Lagway • RB Dawson Pendergrass • WR Gavin Freeman, Jayden McGowan, Dre'lon Miller • OL Koltin Sieracki • LB Travion Barnes • S Bo Onu, Micah Gifford • DL Hosea Wheeler, Traevon Mitchell

Arizona State: QB Cutter Boley • RB Kyson Brown • WR Reed Harris • K Jesus Gomez • HC Kenny Dillingham

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Game Thread: Baylor Looks to Upset Arizona State in Tempe

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10:03p, 10/3/26
FUMBLE RECOVERY B:TCHES!!!
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10:03p, 10/3/26
FORCING AND RECOVERING FUMBLE!!!
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10:03p, 10/3/26
Dave showing emotion!!!!
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10:03p, 10/3/26
Very nice start. Let's keep it up.
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10:04p, 10/3/26
Nice punch out.

Capitalize!
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10:04p, 10/3/26
Perfect strip of the ball
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10:04p, 10/3/26
Nice to see a fast start against a decent team. Another good drive here would be huge for sustained momentum
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10:05p, 10/3/26
A Break! Not always accustom, hoping a good sign,
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10:05p, 10/3/26
Dave needs to order extra long..didn't have seeing his belly button on my bingo card tonight
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In reply to IowaBear • 10:06p, 10/3/26
IowaBear said:
Nice to see a fast start against a decent team. Another good drive here would be huge for sustained momentum

Good call. Lets do this.
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10:07p, 10/3/26
Great technique on causing that fumble. We are a lot more fun to watch than last year.
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10:08p, 10/3/26
I like getting Louis Brown an early touch. We need him to get involved. We can't have Freeman be our only weapon in the passing game.
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10:08p, 10/3/26
Morris ...
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10:08p, 10/3/26
Nice second effort by Morris
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10:09p, 10/3/26
Lagway looks dialed in
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10:09p, 10/3/26
Spav giving DJ some confidence by these short passes that are open.
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10:09p, 10/3/26
Three straight catches for Brown. Nice.
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10:09p, 10/3/26
Seems AZ St corners are playing way off our receivers.
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 10:09p, 10/3/26
Stefano DiMera said:
Lagway looks dialed in

He does. He's finding a rhythm for the first time in a while.
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10:09p, 10/3/26
FREEMAN AGAIN!!!
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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10:10p, 10/3/26
That was a nice play call and execution
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10:10p, 10/3/26
Wow, that was wide open.
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10:10p, 10/3/26
Great call on the jump pass. But throw wasn't good.
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 10:11p, 10/3/26
They are playing way off our receivers. Either their corners are inexperienced/slow or their DC has no clue.
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Almost on the fake QB run
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10:11p, 10/3/26
Oh jeez..we may have a big 4th down decision if we don't get this.
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10:12p, 10/3/26
in advance of the 4th down disaster call...take the points dave
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TD BEARS!!!!!
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10:12p, 10/3/26
The big padded helmet cover on Porter, does that mean "concussion prone"?
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What a catch!
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Beautiful!
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Nice play. Right on the money.
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10:12p, 10/3/26
It sucks we couldn't connect on that pop pass. Lagway just struggles so much with those touch passes for some reason.
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TOUCHDOWN B;TCHES!!!
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In reply to AC/DC • 10:12p, 10/3/26
Just that he doesn't want one
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