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Game Thread: Bears Aim to Keep Momentum Rolling Against TCU

Game thread as Baylor faces TCU.
By SicEm365 Staff
October 16, 2026
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SICEM365 GAME THREAD

Baylor vs. TCU

The Revivalry • Blackout on the Brazos
Saturday, October 17, 2026 • 6:00 p.m. CT • FS1
McLane Stadium • Waco, TX • Home
Records Baylor 4-1 (2-0 Big 12) | TCU 2-3 (0-2 Big 12)
Coaches Dave Aranda (Year 7) vs. Sonny Dykes (Year 5)
Kickoff 6:00 p.m. CT / 7:00 p.m. ET
TV FS1 — Noah Reed, Petros Papadakis
Radio John Morris, Geff Gandy, Bryson Jackson • KRZI 1660 AM / 92.3 FM
Stream FS1 / FOX One • BaylorBears.com radio
Series TCU leads 60-54-7 • 122nd meeting (most-played in Texas)
Last meeting TCU 42, Baylor 36 (Fort Worth, Oct. 18, 2025)
Last in Waco Baylor 37, TCU 34 (walk-off FG, 2024 blackout)
Last game Baylor 55, Arizona State 19 (Oct. 3)
Line Baylor -5.5 • O/U 48.5 • as of Oct. 16

Why This Game Matters

  • The Revivalry — Blackout on the Brazos. Fans in black, anthracite uniforms likely back
  • Both teams off a bye. Baylor riding a four-game win streak after 55-19 at Arizona State
  • TCU has won nine of the last 11 in the series. Baylor last won at home in 2024
  • DJ Lagway is trending up after Big 12 Player of the Week (306 yards, 4 TD at ASU). Aranda says he is moving better
  • TCU is 2-3 and 0-2 in league play after one-score losses to North Carolina, UCF, and BYU

Series History

  • TCU leads 60-54-7 all-time. Baylor is 35-34-5 in Waco
  • Last meeting: TCU 42-36 in Fort Worth (2025), delayed by lightning
  • Last Waco meeting: Baylor 37-34 on a walk-off field goal in the 2024 blackout
  • Nine of the last 13 meetings decided by one score. TCU has won nine of the last 11
  • TCU this year: L 15-10 vs. North Carolina, W vs. Grambling & Arkansas State, L 21-13 at UCF, L 17-10 vs. BYU

Keys for Baylor

  1. Own the blackout. First blackout since the 2024 walk-off win. Use the crowd and the anthracite look.
  2. Pressure Jaden Craig. Harvard transfer has 1,400 yards and 8 TDs but four interceptions. TCU’s offense has stalled in close games.
  3. Run the ball against their front. Aranda called TCU’s D-line the best they have faced. Still need balance after the ASU explosion.
  4. Finish drives and finish the game. Last two Waco meetings ended on walk-off field goals (one each way). Do not leave it in the hands of the kickers.
  5. Keep the scoring defense intact. Five straight opponents held to 20 or fewer. TCU is only allowing 13.4 points per game.

Players to Watch

Baylor: QB DJ Lagway • RB Dawson Pendergrass • WR Gavin Freeman, Louis Brown IV, Jayden McGowan • LB Travion Barnes • S Micah Gifford, Bo Onu • DL Hosea Wheeler

TCU: QB Jaden Craig • RB Jeremy Payne • WR Ed Small • HC Sonny Dykes (Year 5) • strong defensive front and safety group

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Game Thread: Bears Aim to Keep Momentum Rolling Against TCU

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8:01p, 10/17/26
Bye bye Dave
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In reply to AC/DC • 8:01p, 10/17/26
AC/DC said:
Please come out fired up. Make a STOP and then score.


Check that.
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8:01p, 10/17/26
fk you Dave Aranda
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8:01p, 10/17/26
Can't give that up. We had two defenders there and the safety completely overran the ball.
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8:01p, 10/17/26
Welp back to crap. Flat coming off the half.
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8:02p, 10/17/26
What a bumblef*ck.
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8:02p, 10/17/26
Toads throw up a prayer and what I thought was going to be an interception turns into a big play.

Big plays are what it takes to win against a good defense.

No bueno.
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8:02p, 10/17/26
Gonna be some empty ass Saturdays in McLane in November if Baylor loses this.
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8:02p, 10/17/26
Watching Baylor football is worse than gore
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In reply to Bandito • 8:02p, 10/17/26
Bandito said:
Bye bye Dave


FIRE CDA!!!!
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8:02p, 10/17/26
We haven't given up many explosives this year, and you don't want to do it against this offense.
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In reply to Bandito • 8:02p, 10/17/26
He should be fired tomorrow with a loss. But he won't be the AD is a coward
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8:02p, 10/17/26
Dave contract extension? Consistency has to account for something
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8:03p, 10/17/26
Should have been a pick instead big gainer. Then quick touchdown

We need to answer.
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In reply to Jacques Strap • 8:03p, 10/17/26
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Toads throw up a prayer and what I thought was going to be an interception turns into a big play.

Big plays are what it takes to win against a good defense.

No bueno.

When he threw that, I thought it was a pick. Our safety biffed that big time.
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In reply to BearFan33 • 8:04p, 10/17/26
BearFan33 said:
Should have been a pick instead big gainer. Then quick touchdown

We need to answer.

Don't have a choice at this point. The offense needs to wake up and start pulling its weight.
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8:04p, 10/17/26
Aranda has proven he's a winner. Stick with him!
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In reply to bear2be2 • 8:04p, 10/17/26
bear2be2 said:
Jacques Strap said:
Toads throw up a prayer and what I thought was going to be an interception turns into a big play.

Big plays are what it takes to win against a good defense.

No bueno.

When he threw that, I thought it was a pick. Our safety biffed that big time.


I thought for sure it was gonna be a pick also.

I think we need to run our QB some.
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8:04p, 10/17/26
We are struggling on offense and now we have just dig a deeper hole. We can only win if we don't allow them another point. We don't seem to have much on the offensive side of the ball today.
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8:04p, 10/17/26
Tcu really caught a break on that pass
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8:05p, 10/17/26
Let's run one back
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8:05p, 10/17/26
Watching arandaball is complete torture
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8:05p, 10/17/26
Coach Velveteen Rabbit, hereinafter CVR, pumps up the tealm at the half again.
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8:06p, 10/17/26
Dave is not a good coach, and we will always be at a disadvantage with him leading the team out on the field. You can try to hire coordinators to cover up his deficiencies, but that elephant will always be in the room
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8:06p, 10/17/26
TCU has 215 passing yards so far with almost two full quarters left to go.

They've been averaging 280 per game.
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In reply to CorsicanaBear • 8:06p, 10/17/26
CorsicanaBear said:
Coach Velveteen Rabbit, hereinafter CVR, pumps up the tealm at the half again.


Like a squeak toy
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8:07p, 10/17/26
That's the stuff.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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8:07p, 10/17/26
There's a nice catch & run
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8:07p, 10/17/26
I'm thinking they should stop following positive first down plays with Pendy up the gut.
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8:07p, 10/17/26
Running Pendergrass is forfeiting a down at this point. He's toooooo slowwwwwwwwwww
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8:08p, 10/17/26
Pendy needs to be less trendy.
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8:08p, 10/17/26
DJ holds the ball way too long.
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8:08p, 10/17/26
Get rid of the ball!
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:08p, 10/17/26
IowaBear said:
Gonna be some empty ass Saturdays in McLane in November if Baylor loses this.


And the administration will blame the fans instead of the millionaire coach
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8:08p, 10/17/26
TCU is giving Baylor all they want tonight
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