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Game Thread: Bears Aim to Keep Momentum Rolling Against TCU

Game thread as Baylor faces TCU.
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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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In reply to AC/DC • 8:21p, 10/17/26
Yup. This team is just mid as ****. This is a bad TCU team starching Baylor. It's over. And if fans care about the future of the program Nclsne will be empty the rest of the way
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8:22p, 10/17/26
The refs got money on this one
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8:22p, 10/17/26
Garbage coach
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:22p, 10/17/26
IowaBear said:
He's not a lame duck coach. He's Baylor's vision. He's going absolutely no where. And if he backs his way to 6 wins he's probably getting a massive extension .
Baylor isn't serious about Football. If they were Dave wouldn't be the coach


Bingo!!! Whether he wins or lose this game his seat is nice and cool. I would not be shocked if we give him a 5 year extension at the end of his contract. He is clean and consistently MEDIOCRE
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In reply to BearFan33 • 8:22p, 10/17/26
No lol… clear as day hold by Turner
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8:22p, 10/17/26
Gotta hope bend don't break holds them to a FG
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8:22p, 10/17/26
Why the hell are we not blitzing more!!! Can't cover when we dont so ***?
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8:23p, 10/17/26
We're only going to get about three or four more possessions at this rate. I don't like the offense's chances of precision execution, but that's the challenge.
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In reply to dycbaylor02 • 8:23p, 10/17/26
He's not even mediocre.. he's ****ing pathetic by every metric.
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8:23p, 10/17/26
Nice pass, bro.
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8:24p, 10/17/26

It's gonna take a defensive score to have a shot at this one.

Very disappointing.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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8:24p, 10/17/26
Holding them for 3 feels like a win there
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8:24p, 10/17/26
Big hold by the D. The offense needs to answer here.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 8:24p, 10/17/26
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Bear in AL said:
I really thought we would be ready for game. My mistake.


The program hyped this game up so much…makes shttng the bed feel even worse


That's why articles dogging on attendance like what Bryce Cherry wrote last week are so laughable. The Baylor fanbase turns out pretty well for big games, especially relative to the size of our alumni base. the fans constantly get slapped in the face in games like this. So yeah, don't be surprised when people don't turn up for the Arizona states and Colorados when we get beat by the teams we actually care about playing
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:24p, 10/17/26
IowaBear said:
He's not even mediocre.. he's ****ing pathetic by every metric.

To people like us who deeply care about our program he should had been shot out of a cannon years ago. But to the BOR he is mediocre which is just what they want.
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8:25p, 10/17/26
Need a TD + 2point conversion and FG to tie.
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In reply to BearFan33 • 8:25p, 10/17/26
BearFan33 said:
Holding them for 3 feels like a win there

Definitely. A 15-point deficit could have effectively been a three-score hole.
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8:25p, 10/17/26
We aren't gonna get the big breakaway runs like we had against ASU's POS defense.

It's all on Lagway's shoulders...oof.
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In reply to dycbaylor02 • 8:25p, 10/17/26
dycbaylor02 said:
IowaBear said:
He's not even mediocre.. he's ****ing pathetic by every metric.

To people like us who deeply care about our program he should had been shot out of a cannon years ago. But to the BOR he is mediocre which is just what they want.


He should have been fired after losing to Texas state at home
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8:26p, 10/17/26
The actual problem is the higher ups will still have a smile on their face with a loss
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8:26p, 10/17/26
Really thought Spav would have the offense humming. I was so wrong.

Without Klanderman's defense, we would be down by 4 touchdowns at least.
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:26p, 10/17/26
Agreed. People don't get that we win in spite of Dave, not because of him. If we can't fire him, in all honesty, the best thing to do would be to hire a couple interns to do his job and just have him chill in his office watching film while nominally retaining the head coach title
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In reply to boognish_bear • 8:26p, 10/17/26
boognish_bear said:
We aren't gonna get the big breakaway runs like we had against ASU's POS defense.

It's all on Lagway's shoulders...oof.

That doesn't feel like a great spot to be in. But that's where we find ourselves. He needs to step up and make plays.
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8:27p, 10/17/26

I know TCU has a good defense, but I'm pretty much getting over Spav.
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 8:27p, 10/17/26
Dia del DougO said:

I know TCU has a good defense, but I'm pretty much getting over Spav.

Hopefully, this sparks a massive frenzy of Baylor offense.
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In reply to BearFan33 • 8:27p, 10/17/26
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dycbaylor02 said:
IowaBear said:
He's not even mediocre.. he's ****ing pathetic by every metric.

To people like us who deeply care about our program he should had been shot out of a cannon years ago. But to the BOR he is mediocre which is just what they want.


He should have been fired after losing to Texas state at home


After having all off-season to prepare for it. Or how about the game before that, where he lost to Air Force at TCU's stadium and had the team looking like they barely wanted to be there, all while having weeks to prepare for it. The more time you give this guy to prepare for stuff, the worse he is
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8:28p, 10/17/26
Sonny is Dave's daddy.
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8:28p, 10/17/26
Now we gotta wait another 7 years for Charmin Davey poo to find an OC
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8:28p, 10/17/26
We have plenty of time… but I just cannot picture the offense getting anything going
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8:29p, 10/17/26
We got a call!
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8:30p, 10/17/26
Remember the preseason hype about how good Lagway looked to NFL scouts? Good times.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 8:30p, 10/17/26
Offense isn't going to do anything. Pray for a defensive score
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8:30p, 10/17/26
Lagway will pass it to the determined WR regardless of coverage
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8:30p, 10/17/26
Throw a slant. Back shoulder ain't working
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8:30p, 10/17/26
And the crowd is now booing the offense.
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