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Gameday Thread: Baylor Welcomes Auburn to Waco for High-Profile Season Opener

Baylor football opens its season with a high-profile non-conference matchup against the Auburn Tigers at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, at McLane Stadium.
By SicEm365 Staff
August 28, 2025
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LISTEN: Key Matchups, Storylines & Predictions For Baylor vs. Auburn Season-Opener

WACO, Texas – Baylor football opens its season with a high-profile non-conference matchup against the Auburn Tigers (-2.5) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, at McLane Stadium. The game will be nationally televised on FOX.

  • Spread: Auburn -2.5
  • O/U: 58.5
  • ML: Baylor +110

Stat Breakdown (Baylor vs. Auburn):

  Baylor Auburn
Coach Dave Aranda (31-30) Hugh Freeze (87-61)
Record 0-0 0-0
QB Sawyer Robertson, RSSr.
60.7%, 3,958 yds, 30 TD, 13 INT
100 carries, 299 yards, 5 TDs

Jackson Arnold, So.
62.9%, 1,984 yards, 16 TDs, 6 INT
181 carries, 560 yards, 4 TDs
RB Bryson Washington, RSSo.
185 carries, 1,073 yds, 12 TDs
23 carries, 218 yards, 1 TD

Caden Knighten, Fr.
N/A

Joseph Dodds, RSFr.
N/A

Damari Alston, Sr.
130 carries, 681 yards, 5 TDs
15 rec, 114 yards, 0 TDs

Jeremiah Cobb, Jr.
62 carries, 314 yards, 2 TDs
13 rec, 92 yards, 2 TDs

Durell Robinson, So.
147 carries, 897 yards, 9 TDs
15 rec, 89 yards, 0 TDs
WR

Josh Cameron, RSSr.
101 rec, 1,364 yards, 10 TDs

Ashtyn Hawkins, 6Sr.
186 rec, 2,312 yards, 16 TDs

Kole Wilson, Sr. 
125 rec, 1,643 yards, 13 TDs

Kobe Prentice, Sr.
60 rec, 780 yards, 5 TDs

Louis Brown, Sr.
97 rec, 1,199 yards, 8 TDs

Cam Coleman, So.
37 rec, 598 yards, 8 TDs

Horatio Fields, Sr.
44 rec, 517 yards, 4 TDs

Eric Singleton, Jr.
104 rec, 1,468 yards, 9 TDs

Malcom Simmons, So. 
40 rec, 451 yards, 3 TDs

Perry Thompson, So. 
5 rec, 126 yards, 1 TD
DEF LB, Keaton Thomas, RSJr. 
114 tackles, 7 TFL, 2.5 sacks

S, Devyn Bobby, Sr. 
169 tackles, 4 INT, 4 TFL

DL, Jackie Marshall, RSSr. 
64 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks

DE, Keldric Faulk, Jr. 
80 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 8.0 sacks

CB, Kayin Lee, So. 
50 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TFL

S, Kaleb Harris, So. 
46 tackles, 3 PBU, 1 TFL
 
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Gameday Thread: Baylor Welcomes Auburn to Waco for High-Profile Season Opener

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Realitybites
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7:50p, 8/29/25
Sounds pretty quiet in the stadium.
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In reply to IowaBear • 7:51p, 8/29/25
7 points in the 1st quarter. Okay. He can't coach and make the easy tackle. The problem I see is the stupid offensive play calling.
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7:51p, 8/29/25
Did they pass some weird rule in the off-season that made timeouts 10 minutes long or something. This is ridiculous.
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In reply to BBWCBear • 7:51p, 8/29/25
BBWCBear said:
Praying for Gold Chrome helmets to kick in. SEC athletes just smushed the locals. Well executed sustained drive after stoping the grizzled, seasoned bear squad to 3 & squat in the red zone.


I'd rather the idiot wearing the helmet start kicking in.
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7:52p, 8/29/25
Damn...this game has turned on a dime
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7:52p, 8/29/25
Bears playing scared. Soft.
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7:53p, 8/29/25
"TIDE" has turned. Excuse the SEC pun..
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7:53p, 8/29/25
Sawyer better start figuring it out
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7:54p, 8/29/25
Looks like the Auburn secondary has entered the building.
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7:54p, 8/29/25
LATE!
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7:54p, 8/29/25
Jumping in here to be the sense of reason.

We've got a LONG left to play.

A loss tonight has no affect on us making the playoffs or winning the conference which is our goal.
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7:55p, 8/29/25
Robertson out
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7:55p, 8/29/25
Shiz...down two starting safeties and now Marshall
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7:55p, 8/29/25
Arnold looking like Baker out there
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7:55p, 8/29/25
D get us a turnover
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7:56p, 8/29/25
They have better players than us
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7:56p, 8/29/25
D has fear now. Someone start kicking some tail. I'm getting sick of them refusing to key on Arnold
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 7:56p, 8/29/25
Stefano DiMera said:
Jumping in here to be the sense of reason.

We've got a LONG left to play.

A loss tonight has no affect on us making the playoffs or winning the conference which is our goal.



LMAO. We will be lucky to be 500
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7:57p, 8/29/25
This is gonna be an "L".
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7:57p, 8/29/25
Men against kids.
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 7:57p, 8/29/25
Stefano DiMera said:
Jumping in here to be the sense of reason.

We've got a LONG left to play.

A loss tonight has no affect on us making the playoffs or winning the conference which is our goal.


Long way to go...but we are just getting run over on D right now. Does not look promising at all.
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7:57p, 8/29/25
Dave Aranda football equals months of hype and all it takes is 20 minutes for hopes and dreams to be dashed.
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7:58p, 8/29/25
D is just getting physically pounded now.
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7:58p, 8/29/25
Men against boys.
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7:58p, 8/29/25
Okay. Fire Aranda.
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7:58p, 8/29/25
Could be a very long night. We'll see what we have in the 2nd half.
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7:58p, 8/29/25
This is going to be a long game.
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7:59p, 8/29/25
The radio broadcast is well behind the yahoo sports ticker. They're still driving on the radio, the ticker shows the TD already.
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 7:59p, 8/29/25
We had our opportunity to but did not pull the trigger. Now settle in for 6-6 and a trip to the Antarctica Bowl.
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7:59p, 8/29/25
I think I'd rather watch Taylor Swift's engagement than this...
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 7:59p, 8/29/25
BUGWBBear said:
Okay. Fire Aranda.


Unfortunately it's going to have to be a trifecta. A new college president, a new AD, and a new HC.
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8:00p, 8/29/25
Way too early to be this gassed.

What a piss poor job by strength and conditioning
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8:00p, 8/29/25
Starting to look bad.

We need to respond.
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8:00p, 8/29/25
Our offense is gonna have to score every possession and we are gonna need some fluke turnovers.

Stop pounding the middle on this drive.

We can't run up the middle and can't stop them from running up the middle. Bad recipe.
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In reply to Realitybites • 8:00p, 8/29/25
Realitybites said:
BUGWBBear said:
Okay. Fire Aranda.


Unfortunately it's going to have to be a trifecta. A new college president, a new AD, and a new HC.


I'm all in on that. Have been for years.
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