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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 bear2be2 • 12:41a, 10/4/26
bear2be2 said:
It's probably time to get the starters out of here. No reason to risk an injury.

Right on cue, we have an injured player.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
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12:42a, 10/4/26
I hate to piss on this feel good parade..but before the season I said we'd have a breakout year..and if that happened..both coordinators would be gone.

Giving us quite the Aranda dilemma as far as retaining.
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In reply to historian • 12:43a, 10/4/26
historian said:
When was the last time we scored 45 points in a conference road game?

Last year in Stillwater.

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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 12:43a, 10/4/26
It's definitely premature, but Aranda is not going anywhere if we get to Arlington.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 12:43a, 10/4/26
Stefano DiMera said:
I hate to piss on this feel good parade..but before the season I said we'd have a breakout year..and if that happened..both coordinators would be gone.

Giving us quite the Aranda dilemma as far as retaining.

Just pay them. Dave has a weird way of keeping guys around. Go talk to him about renegotiating his contract to get them both raises.
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In reply to Blackout Sniper • 12:44a, 10/4/26
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There goes an injury to the LT.

Looks like a cramp
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 12:44a, 10/4/26
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EatMoreSalmon said:
Next week is away at BYE, isn't it?
Then it's home against the Forn Hrogs?

Gameday Live should be at BYE.


Can't wait to see the special guest!
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12:46a, 10/4/26
Good run for Pendergrass
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 12:47a, 10/4/26
Stefano DiMera said:
I hate to piss on this feel good parade..but before the season I said we'd have a breakout year..and if that happened..both coordinators would be gone.

Giving us quite the Aranda dilemma as far as retaining.


If that comes to pass, that would be depressing. We gotta do whatever it takes to keep Klanderman, even if that means promoting him to Head Coach.
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In reply to historian • 12:47a, 10/4/26
historian said:
Good run for Pendergrass

All the backs have run well tonight. The running game improvement may be the most promising development.
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12:47a, 10/4/26
I don't see a reason to keep Lagway in there at this point.
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In reply to mdanderson • 12:48a, 10/4/26
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I don't see a reason to keep Lagway in there at this point.

He's just handing it off. I worry more about everyone else.
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12:48a, 10/4/26
Don't get yourself hurt, DJ!
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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12:48a, 10/4/26
LAGWAY TD!!!!!
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12:49a, 10/4/26
Dang good drive, took about 6 minutes off the clock and punched it in.
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12:49a, 10/4/26
Nice run by Lagway, but I don't want to see him risking anything at this juncture of the game.
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12:49a, 10/4/26
daniels jackson wya
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12:49a, 10/4/26
Run…RUN…RUN!!!! (Oh crap)…..he's ok.
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12:49a, 10/4/26
Ok, that's enough. Put him on the bench.
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12:49a, 10/4/26
We got 50, get the starters out!
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:50a, 10/4/26
bear2be2 said:
historian said:
Good run for Pendergrass

All the backs have run well tonight. The running game improvement may be the most promising development.

True. But I was reacting to that specific hard run in the red zone, bouncing off defenders and getting extra yards.
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In reply to mdanderson • 12:50a, 10/4/26
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I don't see a reason to keep Lagway in there at this point.


So he can run it in for a TD?

(Just kidding - they should have pulled him long ago)
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In reply to historian • 12:50a, 10/4/26
Im not talking about Aranda..im talking about Spatival and Klandeman..would we want Aranda without those 2.
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12:51a, 10/4/26
I'll eat crow for this game never thought it would be this...
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 12:51a, 10/4/26
I'd rather keep those two and can CDA.
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12:53a, 10/4/26
Bennett is going to get a chance to engineer a TD drive.
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12:53a, 10/4/26
Please pull both def & off starters.
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12:53a, 10/4/26
This is a terrible look for ASU. This is Kansas-level bad.
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 12:53a, 10/4/26
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I'd rather keep those two and can CDA.

I think Spav has settled into never being a head coach again. Don't know about Klandeman.
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In reply to PaperBear89 • 12:55a, 10/4/26
I'm referring to letting them work with a competent HC
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 12:55a, 10/4/26
So fire a coach that goes 9-3r 10-2?

That sends a wild ass message to the coaching fraternity that applies for the job.
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12:56a, 10/4/26
Wow - just wow!!

OK, we for sure Don't need to see any starters on the field the rest of the way..
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12:56a, 10/4/26
I think we might be able to pull this one out.
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12:57a, 10/4/26
Beating the spread by 30-something points.
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In reply to greggor25 • 12:57a, 10/4/26
greggor25 said:
I'll eat crow for this game never thought it would be this...


I'll happily eat crow. I thought our D would show up as usual but also thought our offense would be too stagnant to do much.
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