Gameday Thread: No. 17 Baylor (1-1) faces Texas State (1-1) at McLane

The Baylor Bears (1-1) return home with a non-conference game against Texas State (1-1) at McLane Stadium on Saturday morning. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT and will be aired live on FS1.

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Quotes of the Week

Junior Safety Devin Neal

"After a loss, there's two things a team can do: just wilt away or just come together and rebound stronger." For Neal, the formula for a rebound is simple. This team just needs to come together, humble themselves, put their heads down and get back to work with a focus. 

Junior Linebacker Matt Jones

"I take a lot of pride in our front seven. I know our run game, line us up against anyone in the nation, I have full confidence they won't be able to rush on our front seven at all." 

Head Coach Dave Aranda

"There's a quote by Robert Frost where he says, 'the best way out is always through.' And I think that along with the best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better. So, it's like, let's be honest about what just happened. And, it's hard to talk about because everyone attaches their manhood and their ego to all of it." 

Analysis of the Week

SicEm365 Analyst Travis Roeder

Baylor’s defense has been light on turnovers thus far this season, especially compared to last year. Against Albany, they understandably held back a lot of their pressures and played a rather static defense. Against BYU, they eschewed blitzes so that they could play sound against the run game and keep two safeties back against the pass. 

This is the game where I fully expect Baylor to get 2+ turnovers. If they do not, I think there will be reasonable cause for concern. Texas State had four turnovers against Nevada, and while they only had one against FIU.

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