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Game Thread: Bears Aim to Keep Momentum Rolling Against TCU

Game thread as Baylor faces TCU.
By SicEm365 Staff
October 16, 2026
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Baylor vs. TCU

The Revivalry • Blackout on the Brazos
Saturday, October 17, 2026 • 6:00 p.m. CT • FS1
McLane Stadium • Waco, TX • Home
Records Baylor 4-1 (2-0 Big 12) | TCU 2-3 (0-2 Big 12)
Coaches Dave Aranda (Year 7) vs. Sonny Dykes (Year 5)
Kickoff 6:00 p.m. CT / 7:00 p.m. ET
TV FS1 — Noah Reed, Petros Papadakis
Radio John Morris, Geff Gandy, Bryson Jackson • KRZI 1660 AM / 92.3 FM
Stream FS1 / FOX One • BaylorBears.com radio
Series TCU leads 60-54-7 • 122nd meeting (most-played in Texas)
Last meeting TCU 42, Baylor 36 (Fort Worth, Oct. 18, 2025)
Last in Waco Baylor 37, TCU 34 (walk-off FG, 2024 blackout)
Last game Baylor 55, Arizona State 19 (Oct. 3)
Line Baylor -5.5 • O/U 48.5 • as of Oct. 16

Why This Game Matters

  • The Revivalry — Blackout on the Brazos. Fans in black, anthracite uniforms likely back
  • Both teams off a bye. Baylor riding a four-game win streak after 55-19 at Arizona State
  • TCU has won nine of the last 11 in the series. Baylor last won at home in 2024
  • DJ Lagway is trending up after Big 12 Player of the Week (306 yards, 4 TD at ASU). Aranda says he is moving better
  • TCU is 2-3 and 0-2 in league play after one-score losses to North Carolina, UCF, and BYU

Series History

  • TCU leads 60-54-7 all-time. Baylor is 35-34-5 in Waco
  • Last meeting: TCU 42-36 in Fort Worth (2025), delayed by lightning
  • Last Waco meeting: Baylor 37-34 on a walk-off field goal in the 2024 blackout
  • Nine of the last 13 meetings decided by one score. TCU has won nine of the last 11
  • TCU this year: L 15-10 vs. North Carolina, W vs. Grambling & Arkansas State, L 21-13 at UCF, L 17-10 vs. BYU

Keys for Baylor

  1. Own the blackout. First blackout since the 2024 walk-off win. Use the crowd and the anthracite look.
  2. Pressure Jaden Craig. Harvard transfer has 1,400 yards and 8 TDs but four interceptions. TCU’s offense has stalled in close games.
  3. Run the ball against their front. Aranda called TCU’s D-line the best they have faced. Still need balance after the ASU explosion.
  4. Finish drives and finish the game. Last two Waco meetings ended on walk-off field goals (one each way). Do not leave it in the hands of the kickers.
  5. Keep the scoring defense intact. Five straight opponents held to 20 or fewer. TCU is only allowing 13.4 points per game.

Players to Watch

Baylor: QB DJ Lagway • RB Dawson Pendergrass • WR Gavin Freeman, Louis Brown IV, Jayden McGowan • LB Travion Barnes • S Micah Gifford, Bo Onu • DL Hosea Wheeler

TCU: QB Jaden Craig • RB Jeremy Payne • WR Ed Small • HC Sonny Dykes (Year 5) • strong defensive front and safety group

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Game Thread: Bears Aim to Keep Momentum Rolling Against TCU

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6:49p, 10/17/26
Every time we convince a crowd to show up we choke. Man I hope we loosen up and turn this around
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In reply to Old bear92 • 6:49p, 10/17/26
Old bear92 said:
Every time we convince a crowd to show up we choke. Man I hope we loosen up and turn this around


They'll be gone by 3rd Qtr
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6:50p, 10/17/26
I don't like the odds if TCU cashes in on this drive.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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6:51p, 10/17/26
I was expecting a fake there. They probably should have gone for it. Kinda surprised.

Absolute MUST drive for Baylor now.
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6:51p, 10/17/26
Bent but didn't break. Now let's go O!!!!!!
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6:51p, 10/17/26
Toad defense looking good tonight. They're happy to punt and play field position.
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6:51p, 10/17/26
I can't believe they didn't go for it
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In reply to Self Made Bear • 6:52p, 10/17/26
Self Made Bear said:
Stefano DiMera said:
Right tackle having horrible series.

A tackling dummy would be more effective…and wouldn't get any holding penalties.


whoever 77 is ... yikes. that guy is overmatched on every play.
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6:52p, 10/17/26
Why are they punting there? I'll take it, but what a bunch of pansies.
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6:53p, 10/17/26
RAT POISON!!! Players fell to the Pollyanna's voicetrious fluff euphoria.
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In reply to Jacques Strap • 6:53p, 10/17/26
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Toad defense looking good tonight. They're happy to punt and play field position.

TCU has a really good defense. We're going to have to find a way to move the ball and score on a quality D tonight.

But their offense is pretty ****ty. I think we'll settle in defensively over the next two quarters.
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6:53p, 10/17/26
Can't believe they punted.
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6:54p, 10/17/26
Why was our boundary corner 10 yards off on that 3rd 1? Glad we got the stop but holy crap
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6:54p, 10/17/26
Uninspired run plays. Weird.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 6:54p, 10/17/26
bear2be2 said:
Why are they punting there? I'll take it, but what a bunch of pansies.


I take that as they are convinced their defense and Field position will be the difference in the game. Going and not making it flips momentum and field position back to the Bears. They'd rather play defense.
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6:54p, 10/17/26
The running game isn't working right now.
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6:54p, 10/17/26
Dawson, my man, the stutter step ain't working when your O line can't hold a block.
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6:55p, 10/17/26
We need penalties to move the chains...
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6:55p, 10/17/26
These runs up the middle for one yard are awesome.
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6:55p, 10/17/26
Why don't we just skip first down and tell ref to move us back one yard
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6:56p, 10/17/26
Zero or negative yards on first downs. Then a bomb. Yikes.
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6:56p, 10/17/26
We need to score right here and retake the momentum.
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6:56p, 10/17/26
Baylor needs to trade for OL before the deadline.
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6:56p, 10/17/26
Spav is being way too predictable. TCU is 10 moves ahead right now
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In reply to JudgeBear1845 • 6:56p, 10/17/26
JudgeBear1845 said:
We need penalties to move the chains...


Pendegrass sure as h e l l isn't
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6:56p, 10/17/26
Okay that was a good play.
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6:56p, 10/17/26
OK, back on track. More like those.
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6:56p, 10/17/26
If it weren't for penalties we hardly would have a first down.
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6:57p, 10/17/26
That was a good drop. Hate the long developing behind the LOS passes.
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6:57p, 10/17/26
Please get Dawson off the field
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6:57p, 10/17/26
Nice to get Freeman involved. We need to get him some targets, but he's got to get open against tight coverage.
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6:57p, 10/17/26
If we're constantly in 3rd and long situations its gunna be a long day boys....
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In reply to IowaBear • 6:58p, 10/17/26
IowaBear said:
Please get Dawson off the field

It's better that he dropped that one. But he's not hitting the hole nearly fast enough tonight on run plays.
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6:58p, 10/17/26
If they keep giving us that we need to keep taking it.,
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6:59p, 10/17/26
Our last two drives have looked much more promising. DJ is finding a rhythm.
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