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Game Thread: Baylor Looks to Upset Arizona State in Tempe

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By SicEm365 Staff
October 2, 2026
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Baylor at Arizona State

First True Road Game • Big 12 Night Game
Saturday, October 3, 2026 • 9:30 p.m. CT • ESPN
Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
Records Baylor 3-1 (1-0 Big 12) | Arizona State 2-1 (1-0 Big 12)
Coaches Dave Aranda (Year 7) vs. Kenny Dillingham (Year 4)
Kickoff 9:30 p.m. CT / 7:30 p.m. MT / 10:30 p.m. ET
TV ESPN — Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler, Sherree Burruss
Radio John Morris, Geff Gandy, Bryson Jackson • KRZI 1660 AM / 92.3 FM
Stream ESPN / ESPN app • BaylorBears.com radio
Series Arizona State leads 2-0
Last meeting Arizona State 27, Baylor 24 (Waco, Sept. 20, 2025) • Gomez 43-yard FG as time expired
Last game Baylor 23, Colorado 13 (Sept. 26)
Line Arizona State -3.5 • O/U 49.5 • as of Oct. 2

Why This Game Matters

  • First true road game of 2026 (Auburn was a neutral site in Atlanta)
  • Night game in Tempe after ASU’s bye; Sun Devils opened league play with a 24-17 win over Kansas in London
  • Baylor has held all four opponents under 20 points, the longest such streak since 2005
  • DJ Lagway is a week removed from a rusty return: 19-of-39, 221 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT vs. Colorado
  • Initial injury report is clean — no Bears listed doubtful or questionable

Series History

  • Arizona State leads 2-0
  • 1990 in Tempe: ASU 34, Baylor 13 — Baylor’s only previous trip to Tempe
  • 2025 in Waco: ASU 27, Baylor 24 on Jesus Gomez’s 43-yard field goal as time expired
  • ASU this year: W vs. Morgan State, L 48-20 at Texas A&M, bye, W 24-17 vs. Kansas (London)

Keys for Baylor

  1. Survive the environment. Aranda called it loud and electric at night. First conference home night game for a lot of this ASU roster.
  2. Get Lagway on schedule. Efficiency has to jump from the Colorado line. 
  3. Win up front. The ASU offensive line is still searching. ASU’s Cutter Boley (736 yards, 9 TD) is the guy to pressure.
  4. Keep the scoring defense intact. Plenty of bend but don’t break for Baylor in 2026. ASU is built to drive on offense. Be better. 
  5. Finish drives. 23 points against Colorado will not be enough if the Sun Devils get their home offense going. Don’t leave points on the field. 

Players to Watch

Baylor: QB DJ Lagway • RB Dawson Pendergrass • WR Gavin Freeman, Jayden McGowan, Dre'lon Miller • OL Koltin Sieracki • LB Travion Barnes • S Bo Onu, Micah Gifford • DL Hosea Wheeler, Traevon Mitchell

Arizona State: QB Cutter Boley • RB Kyson Brown • WR Reed Harris • K Jesus Gomez • HC Kenny Dillingham

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Game Thread: Baylor Looks to Upset Arizona State in Tempe

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In reply to BearlyBeloved • 12:12a, 10/4/26
BearlyBeloved said:
I expect to see Nate Bennett by midway of fourth quarter.

If we can score one more TD, I think you'll see quite a bit of Bennett.
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In reply to BearFan33 • 12:12a, 10/4/26
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I think we dial up pressure here. Guys doing a good job disguising blitzes

Good call
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12:13a, 10/4/26
Surprised they kicked the field goal.
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In reply to PLSQL_BEAR • 12:14a, 10/4/26
PLSQL_BEAR said:
Surprised they kicked the field goal.

It was either that or get nothing. Boley was getting sacked on fourth down.
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12:14a, 10/4/26
lol look at those fans streaming out of the stadium
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12:14a, 10/4/26
Announcers keep trying to figure out how Sun Devils could still win. Maybe they are atheists?
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 12:14a, 10/4/26
Fire Bugwbbear!!!
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12:15a, 10/4/26
Their best player is Jesus the kicker who beat us at the buzzer last year.
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12:15a, 10/4/26
This is like last year's Utah game in reverse.
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12:15a, 10/4/26
Have an evening, Caden Knighten!!
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12:15a, 10/4/26
nail in the coffin
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12:15a, 10/4/26
Wow knighted!
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12:15a, 10/4/26
Wowzer Knighten!
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12:15a, 10/4/26
TOUCHDOWN B:TCHES!!!
I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
-- (P.C. 1974)
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12:15a, 10/4/26
Big hold by the D. Devils threw their best shots and came up short.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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In reply to BUFan10 • 12:16a, 10/4/26
Another head I live rent free in.
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12:16a, 10/4/26
And Knighten, one play for a TD
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12:16a, 10/4/26
Wow, and boom goes the dynamite!
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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In reply to BearlyBeloved • 12:16a, 10/4/26
BearlyBeloved said:
I expect to see Nate Bennett by midway of fourth quarter.


All the possible reasons I could have come up with for that before kickoff were bad.
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12:16a, 10/4/26
Great run by Knighten there.

This is a true ass-whippin'. Who would have thought?
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12:16a, 10/4/26
Game.

Blouses.
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12:17a, 10/4/26
I guess we have covered the spread.
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12:17a, 10/4/26
Im calling out OldBear69 who posted ' where will we get another win' before the Colorado game.
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12:17a, 10/4/26
Absolute insanity!
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12:17a, 10/4/26
ASU expected us to take a shot there with that blitz on 1st down. Great play call from Spav there.
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In reply to BUFan10 • 12:18a, 10/4/26
BUFan10 said:
Fire Bugwbbear!!!
Hey! When you've been drinking for as long as he has today, I'm just impressed he's still awake.
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12:19a, 10/4/26
When the last time we scored 60
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12:19a, 10/4/26
Good Knighton.. Love you...See you next week
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 12:19a, 10/4/26
Stefano DiMera said:
Im calling out OldBear69 who posted ' where will we get another win' before the Colorado game.

Shoot, call out all the morons who thought Baylor was a 2 win team this year. They've already doubled that win total. Dave and his Bears making them look like the fools they are.
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12:19a, 10/4/26
Great job. Do not let up. Keep pushing for 60.
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12:20a, 10/4/26
If you took a shot every time these announcers said "rock fight" you'd be passed out by now.
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12:20a, 10/4/26
Who would've guessed Colorado Texas Tech?
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 12:21a, 10/4/26
Stefano DiMera said:
When the last time we scored 60


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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 12:22a, 10/4/26
Stefano DiMera said:
Im calling out OldBear69 who posted ' where will we get another win' before the Colorado game.

We're about to be favored for four straight weeks, too.
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12:23a, 10/4/26
Another red zone stop.
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