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Gameday Thread: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, No. 17 SMU

Baylor (0-1) travels up Interstate 35 to match up against its former Southwest Conference foe, the SMU Mustangs (1-0).
By SicEm365 Staff
September 5, 2025
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Presser Breakdown: What Aranda Said about SMU & What Lashlee Said about Baylor

Dallas, Texas – Baylor (0-1) travels up Interstate 35 to match up against its former Southwest Conference foe, the SMU Mustangs (1-0). Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, and the game will be televised on the CW Channel.

  • Spread: SMU (-2.5)
  • O/U: 64.5
  • ML: Baylor (+110)

Stat Breakdown (Baylor vs. SMU):

  Baylor SMU
Coach Dave Aranda (31-31) Rhett Lashlee (30-12)
Record 0-1 1-0
QB

Sawyer Robertson, RSr.
56%, 419 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

Kevin Jennings, RJr.
73%, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT
6 carries, 12 yards, TD
RB Bryson Washington, RSo.
14 carries, 54 yds

Caden Knighten, Fr.
6 carries, 29 yards, TD

Chris Johnson, RSo.
6 carries, 44 yards, TD

TJ Harden, Sr.
8 carries, 42 yards

Derrick McFall, RFr.
9 carries, 22 yards
WR

Kole Wilson, Sr. 
8 rec, 134 yards

Michael Trigg, RSr.
7 rec, 99 yards, TD

Ashtyn Hawkins, 6Sr.
4 rec, 70 yards

Josh Cameron, RSr.
2 rec, 54 yards

Kobe Prentice, Sr.
2 rec, 38 yards, TD

Romello Brinson, RSr.
7 rec, 121 yards, TD

Jalen Cooper, RSo.
5 rec, 73 yards, TD

RJ Maryland, Sr.
3 rec, 34 yards

Dylan Goffney, RSr. 
1 rec, 16 yards

Jordan Hudson, Sr. 
1 rec, 7 yards
DEF LB, Keaton Thomas, RJr. 
16 tackles

LB, Phoenix Jackson, RSr.
8 tackles

S, Devyn Bobby, Sr. 
6 tackles

LB, Brandon Miyazono, Jr. 
8 tackles

S, Isaiah Nwokobia, RSr. 
5 tackles

LB, Brandon Booker, So. 
5 tackles

Staff Predictions: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, SMU

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Gameday Thread: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, No. 17 SMU

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1:51p, 9/6/25
Face mask?
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1:51p, 9/6/25
Is the Aranda experiment over yet?
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In reply to Assassin • 1:51p, 9/6/25
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Well, we have plenty of time for Sawyer to go over 400 again, so there's that


Don't be that guy... No consolation prizes. Just ****ing win
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1:51p, 9/6/25
Momentum has changed!
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In reply to IowaBear • 1:51p, 9/6/25
IowaBear said:
That was a clear PI imo.. however the refs have made some pretty atrocious calls since Jennings was tripped by the ref

please explain what you saw there to make "clear"? Not arguing...honestly just curious to get your take. I saw light contact where CB was clearly in the process of making a play on the ball (head turned to the ball and hands made contact with ball). That is not PI.
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1:52p, 9/6/25
Washington back in at least
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you have got to be ****ing kidding me
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1:52p, 9/6/25
Washington was sitting on his a$$ when the ball came loose.
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1:52p, 9/6/25
Fumble.

SMU ball.
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In reply to BearFan33 • 1:52p, 9/6/25
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Washington back in at least
just in time to fumble.
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In reply to BearFan33 • 1:52p, 9/6/25
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Face mask?

Yep

Note to Dave, 'don't know if you noticed, but your running game sucks'
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1:52p, 9/6/25
That's game. Take a seat butterfingers
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1:53p, 9/6/25
They can't stop our passing game...but let's keep trying the run
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Blow the ****ing play dead.
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1:53p, 9/6/25
What about the guy who grabbed his facemask in the scrum?
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1:53p, 9/6/25
SMU defender was dragging Washington by the helmet before that ball came out, but of course no call.
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Gonna be a long season
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In reply to Dia-del-oso • 1:53p, 9/6/25
Dia-del-oso said:
What about the guy who grabbed his facemask in the scrum?


We aren't going to get calls bub.
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1:53p, 9/6/25
Ballgame if they score here
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1:53p, 9/6/25
Dave has run the ball 29 times, and gained 98 yards. 3.4 yards per carry.
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1:53p, 9/6/25
Time for a SMU TO
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1:53p, 9/6/25
Baylor is just a bad football program with a limp-dick, autistic head coach. Fire his ass.
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1:54p, 9/6/25
Spav has called an ass of a game overall. Just garbage playcalling.
Also it's time.. Dave needs to go
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No whistle for us. Got it
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1:55p, 9/6/25
Not a good football team right now. Comedy of errors is always a sign of a poorly coached team. Even if they miracle to a win.. Dave isn't any good at this right now
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Force a turnover here or this one is done.
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The only reason he wasn't on the ground was because he was being held up by his helmet…

Unbelievable
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In reply to Quinton • 1:55p, 9/6/25
Right now? When was the last time Dave had a good football team? 21?
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In reply to Ajax BU • 1:55p, 9/6/25
Ajax BU said:
Gonna be a long season


Yeah...this was a very winnable game and we are shtting the bed
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Announcers saying SMU should run clock with 12 mins left in a one score game. Uhhhh, wut?
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1:56p, 9/6/25
Players trying their best to win while the refs screw Baylor and where's our defensive genius? NOTHING AND CERTAINLY NOT FIGHTING FOR THIS TEAM.

I've been supporting Baylor since 1976 and I'm sick of this coach. I hope we lose every game this season because that's the only way our administration might finally dump this guy.
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In reply to IowaBear • 1:56p, 9/6/25
IowaBear said:
Right now? When was the last time Dave had a good football team? 21?


When he inherited Rhules team
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 1:56p, 9/6/25
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Announcers saying SMU should run clock with 12 mins left in a one score game. Uhhhh, wut?

Probably as Jennings has gone kinda flat. And SMU OL is getting some push. Run the clock down
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In reply to Space Cutter • 1:56p, 9/6/25
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Players trying their best to win while the refs screw Baylor and where's our defensive genius? NOTHING AND CERTAINLY NOT FIGHTING FOR THIS TEAM.

I've been supporting Baylor since 1976 and I'm sick of this coach. I hope we lose every game this season because that's the only way our administration might finally dump this guy.
Put down the keyboard and go touch some grass, chief.
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1:56p, 9/6/25
no dawgs on defense and thats a big problem...
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