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Game Thread: Baylor Looks to Upset Arizona State in Tempe

Bears face Sun Devils.
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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10:29p, 10/3/26
TOUCHDOWN BEARS

WAY TO GO BROWN!!!!!
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10:29p, 10/3/26
Louis Brown for the Touchdown!!!
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TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!!
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10:29p, 10/3/26

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10:29p, 10/3/26
TOUCHDOWN B:TCHES!!!
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10:29p, 10/3/26
DJ is looking pretty sharp tonight!
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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10:29p, 10/3/26
So far good decisions by DJ!!

Threw it away then comes back with a TD throw
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10:29p, 10/3/26
My goodness our WR's are making some grown man catches tonight.
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10:29p, 10/3/26
That was another amazing catch
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Lagway is dealing tonight!!
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10:29p, 10/3/26
That was a ridiculous throw & catch.
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Woooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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10:30p, 10/3/26
Lagway is slinging it now
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10:30p, 10/3/26
Hell of a start.

Don't let up!
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10:30p, 10/3/26
Well, could not have asked for a better start. I mean it as a compliment to Dave when I say that this is the best start I can remember from one of his teams in a long time. Hopefully they keep it up
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In reply to Team America • 10:30p, 10/3/26
Coleman. Cannon. Wright. Reese.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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LORDY!!! Pinch me!!
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In reply to IowaBear • 10:30p, 10/3/26
IowaBear said:
That was a really good quarter of ball by Daves squad. Credit where it's due


Nah, it's our OC and DC. Dave is still clueless.
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10:30p, 10/3/26
What happened??

I wasn't expecting this.
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10:30p, 10/3/26
The Bears are making this look easy!
"As a businessman, Jerry is an absolute genius, but it’s safe to say he’s been exposed as a football idiot. That doesn’t make him a bad person, but he insists upon using his expertise in an area where he has none. We’ve seen the results of that for about 30 years now."
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Bears are taking the crowd out of the game!
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
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10:31p, 10/3/26
I guess we can keep the stripe on the helmet ...
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In reply to Timbear • 10:31p, 10/3/26
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I am stunned! This is not the team we've been watching. Who are they and what have they done with Baylor?

This is one aspect of the transfer portal era. Literally every team is different.

Very few of these guys were exposed to last year's stink, and they all think they're/we're good. That stuff matters.
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Great start would've never guessed this!
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In reply to IowaBear • 10:31p, 10/3/26
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That was a really good quarter of ball by Daves squad. Credit where it's due


Wondering if ASU underestimated us.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 10:32p, 10/3/26
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Louis Brown for the Touchdown!!!

I love that we're force feeding Brown. We need him to be a big part of our offense. He's a good player.
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This is where Dave seems to let off the gas. Keep on their throats
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 10:32p, 10/3/26
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Lagway is dealing tonight!!

Yessir. Showing the leadership too.
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Secondary needs to get it together. We keep giving up that big play right off the bat.
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10:33p, 10/3/26
Ephesians 4:27
"and give no opportunity to the devil"
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Klanderman was a great hire.
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Big third down stop there. A TD would have let them right back into the game.
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Defense stiffens in the red zone
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Nice stand!
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