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Game Thread: Baylor Looks to Upset Arizona State in Tempe

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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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11:47p, 10/3/26
Beautifully scripted opening drive to start the half. That was what we needed
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11:47p, 10/3/26
Lagway is looking like the real deal
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11:47p, 10/3/26
Onside kick
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11:47p, 10/3/26
Gotta give Spav props for dialing up some nice pass plays.

DJ looking something like his price tonight.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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In reply to whitetrash • 11:48p, 10/3/26
whitetrash said:
JudgeBear1845 said:
Did CDA just yell "Lets ****ing Go"?

Hell Yeah Dave

Channeling his inner Matt Campbell.

Hey its some fire out of him for a change...I'll take it.
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11:48p, 10/3/26
It's like DJ is actually healthy and knocked off the cobwebs. Last week he was still clearly not confident in the ankle.
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11:48p, 10/3/26
Shout out to the receivers who are making some pretty difficult passes look easy
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11:49p, 10/3/26
Lots of great Freeman but we STILL spread the ball among our receivers! That is SO superb!
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In reply to beardown36 • 11:49p, 10/3/26
beardown36 said:
Beautifully scripted opening drive to start the half. That was what we needed

Drives like that are why I always push back when people say Spavital sucks.

He can be frustratingly stubborn, but he definitely doesn't suck.
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11:49p, 10/3/26
Man, we have not beat ASU before. This is for Aranda!
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In reply to ladybears4eva • 11:50p, 10/3/26
ladybears4eva said:
Lagway is looking like the real deal

This is Dr. Jekyll DJ.

Hopefully we see him more over the final seven-plus games.
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11:50p, 10/3/26
Who knew watching Baylor football could be fun again
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In reply to Delmar 2.0 • 11:50p, 10/3/26
Delmar 2.0 said:
TOUCHDOWN B:TCHES!!!


There you are! Thank you.
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 11:50p, 10/3/26
Stefano DiMera said:
Onside kick

NO!
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 11:50p, 10/3/26
Stefano DiMera said:
Onside kick

Don't do anything that could give them momentum.

Just keep playing defense and making them drive the field.
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11:51p, 10/3/26
Palindrome score
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11:51p, 10/3/26
He doesn't suck at all. He has grown a lot in his career as a play caller. If people can't see that, they are stuck in the past. He is a big reason we have the athletes and qb's (sawyer and lagway). Kids want to play in his offense.
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In reply to ladybears4eva • 11:51p, 10/3/26
ladybears4eva said:
Man, we have not beat ASU before. This is for Aranda!

Livingstone thinking this is grounds for an extension...
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11:51p, 10/3/26
I'm at the game and all the ASU fans are constantly complaining about how good our receivers are this game
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In reply to JudgeBear1845 • 11:51p, 10/3/26
We aren't A&M.
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In reply to ladybears4eva • 11:52p, 10/3/26
I noticed
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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11:52p, 10/3/26
What a stupid play by the ASU QB
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11:52p, 10/3/26
INTERCEPTION B:TCHES!!!
I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
-- (P.C. 1974)
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11:52p, 10/3/26
That's the Cutter Boley I've been telling you guys about for weeks.
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11:53p, 10/3/26
Interception!!!
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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11:53p, 10/3/26
Give rushers full credit for that pick!!!
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11:53p, 10/3/26
INT! What a terrible decision by the ASU QB!
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11:53p, 10/3/26
I must say…Dave is in shape. Nice golf shirt.
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11:53p, 10/3/26
That my friends..is bad QB play by Cutter.
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11:53p, 10/3/26
Boley seems to be deer in headlights.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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11:53p, 10/3/26
Put this game away, boys. You've earned a win. Go and take it.
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In reply to JXL • 11:54p, 10/3/26
JXL said:
INT! What a terrible decision by the ASU QB!

He'll need 2-3 more to match the Colorado QB in the 2nd half tonight.
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11:54p, 10/3/26
Brown!!
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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11:55p, 10/3/26
I was hopeful that we would win tonight, but at no point did I think that we would clearly look like the better team.

I dig it.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 11:56p, 10/3/26
Mitch Henessey said:
I was hopeful that we would win tonight, but at no point did I think that we would clearly look like the better team.

I dig it.

I liked this matchup for us more than most here. But I never envisioned us just kicking a Kenny Dillingham-coached team's ass.

This is one of the best performances of the Dave Aranda era. This legitimately looks like a conference championship game contender in this year's Big 12.
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