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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.
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August 28, 2025
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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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In reply to BUGWBBear • 9:16p, 8/29/25
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BUGWBBear said:
Tarleton St just beat Army at West Point 30-27 2OT

Well there goes Army's chances for the playoffs. Bummer


That team will be on KP all season long

Yep
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9:18p, 8/29/25
Losing Pendergrass killed our "up the middle" running.
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9:19p, 8/29/25
We can't seem to get good lineman on the o or the d
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9:19p, 8/29/25
Does Spav make extra money every time he runs it up the middle?
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In reply to chukronos • 9:21p, 8/29/25
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Good coverage 2 plays in a row


Yep got to make Arnold a passer. Very surprised that wasn't job one after Arnold's best game last year was against Alabama where he ran 25 times. Let's see if it's too late now. Offense needs to find a running game to help loosen things up.
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9:22p, 8/29/25
Did Sawyer forget that he has legs attached to his torso?
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In reply to Self Made Bear • 9:22p, 8/29/25
Self Made Bear said:
Does Spav make extra money every time he runs it up the middle?


Only when it works
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9:23p, 8/29/25
1st glance it appears our secondary is improved but our D line is not improved.
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9:24p, 8/29/25
If I were Auburn I would run it 18 times in a row.
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9:24p, 8/29/25
Auburn getting 7.5 YPC...
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In reply to JudgeBear1845 • 9:25p, 8/29/25
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Auburn getting 7.5 YPC...


Yeah. Fire Aranda
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9:26p, 8/29/25
Jackson Arnold for heisman!
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 9:26p, 8/29/25
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If I were Auburn I would run it 18 times in a row.


50% QB draws
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9:26p, 8/29/25
Where are the Lb's
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9:27p, 8/29/25
Without Marshall, it is readily apparent we don't have much of a D line.
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9:27p, 8/29/25
We got bullied on that drive.
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In reply to HuttoBear • 9:28p, 8/29/25
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Where are the Lb's


Heads up their @ss as usual
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9:28p, 8/29/25
Embarrassing….look like 8 th graders playing against the varsity squad
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9:28p, 8/29/25
Pathetic
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9:28p, 8/29/25
That was easy.
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9:28p, 8/29/25
If I'm auburn I'm running it the rest of the game
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9:29p, 8/29/25
Auburn with 240 rushing yards (6.3 average)
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9:29p, 8/29/25
I guess we really are in a lower league
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9:29p, 8/29/25
They have beat us on both lines of scrimmage. Same as Georgia 2019. Very hard to win that way. This is probably the best team we will play all year. CAll them a "mid sec team" if you want but that's the fact.
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9:29p, 8/29/25

I think we will lose this game and that it will get out of hand in the 4th. I don't enjoy having Aranda as a coach particularly, but I really can't call this a failure on his coaching as much as a "We got the crap beat out of us by bigger and better players" scenario.
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9:30p, 8/29/25
We need to make Arnold a passer and we just can't
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 9:30p, 8/29/25
BUGWBBear said:
HuttoBear said:
Where are the Lb's


Heads up their @ss as usual

LB heads are up the DL ass bc that how far they getting pushed back
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In reply to Ewalker80 • 9:30p, 8/29/25
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They have beat us on both lines of scrimmage. Same as Georgia 2019. Very hard to win that way. This is probably the best team we will play all year. CAll them a "mid sec team" if you want but that's the fact.


And when SMU does wins next week and we start 0-2?
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In reply to Jack Bauer • 9:30p, 8/29/25
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Auburn with 240 rushing yards

No D line and now Auburn has two guys taking Thomas out of the plays. So we have no D Line and no LBs.
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In reply to Doc Holliday • 9:31p, 8/29/25
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Did Sawyer forget that he has legs attached to his torso?


Yeah… I don't get why we don't have at least a few designed QB runs just to keep the defense honest
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In reply to BearFan33 • 9:31p, 8/29/25
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If I'm auburn I'm running it the rest of the game


No need to pass at all. Just like that game we played against UT years ago when we had our 3rd or 4th string QB. I think there may have been one pass if that. And we won. Because Briles knew how to recruit on the line. This is something Aranda has failed to do.
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 9:32p, 8/29/25
Recruiting for d and ol' is just HORRIBLE.
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9:32p, 8/29/25
I keep waiting on Aranda to magically fix our defense with his creative mind. Give me an offensive minded coach.
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9:32p, 8/29/25

I'm more disappointed with the recruiting than I am with the coaching tonight. Then again, recruiting is part of a coach's job.
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In reply to Ewalker80 • 9:33p, 8/29/25
Ewalker80 said:
They have beat us on both lines of scrimmage. Same as Georgia 2019. Very hard to win that way. This is probably the best team we will play all year. CAll them a "mid sec team" if you want but that's the fact.


Cal beat them last year. Unless they've taken huge step forward this year it's a team I would hope we could at least be competitive against.
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