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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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8:36p, 10/17/26
I'm really trying to find the words…but the ones I have are not nice
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8:36p, 10/17/26
Not that it mattered, but they threw a flag for an arm bar before the ball arrived.
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8:36p, 10/17/26
The better QB on the field tonight is the Ivy League dude. Let that sink in.
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8:36p, 10/17/26
Has Aranda ever won coming out of a bye week? Seems like every year we come out flat, unprepared and get dominated.
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8:36p, 10/17/26
Barring a miracle, it's going to be tough to even give a rat's ass after this one.
"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 Guitarbiscuit • 8:37p, 10/17/26
Really struggles
With the deep ball.
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8:37p, 10/17/26
3rd & 11 and we give it up.
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8:37p, 10/17/26
I don't think Aranda will ever bench the $2 million QB.
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In reply to cowboycwr • 8:37p, 10/17/26
cowboycwr said:
Has Aranda ever won coming out of a bye week? Seems like every year we come out flat, unprepared and get dominated.


The more time he has to prepare, the worse we are. It's just a fact. It's like his coaching is making people worse
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8:38p, 10/17/26
Fans are still trying to help
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8:38p, 10/17/26
At least if I had to get kicked to the ****ing curb, it was the best time possible.

Sic' em, but this isn't fun.

Turn. This. ***** Around. Now.

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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8:38p, 10/17/26
TCU just surpassed their average passing yards per game
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In reply to CorsicanaBear • 8:38p, 10/17/26
CorsicanaBear said:
Just like clockwork. Long play on 3rd and long.


Evergreen Baylor game thread comment
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8:38p, 10/17/26
Pollyannas are strangely quiet
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 8:39p, 10/17/26
Dia del DougO said:
Barring a miracle, it's going to be tough to even give a rat's ass after this one.


Prepare for many threads from the usual crowd about how "all games going forward are winnable, don't jump back on the bandwagon when we get bowl eligible"
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8:39p, 10/17/26
Almost got that one
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8:39p, 10/17/26
Big stop there, but the long pass play will force us to drive a field we have no prayer of covering.
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8:40p, 10/17/26
17 minutes left
We're running out of possessions
Need points here
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8:40p, 10/17/26
Time to break a big run
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8:40p, 10/17/26
If Baylor loses this game, the entire forum should be new threads of varying "Fire Aranda"
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In reply to BUGWBBear • 8:40p, 10/17/26
BUGWBBear said:
Pollyannas are strangely quiet


Yeah. Where's BANGOR???
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In reply to Youre a clown • 8:40p, 10/17/26
"best D line we will face"

"best WRs we will face"

"best linebackers we will face"

The Grayson dude and the girl named Ashley were THE WORST at those articles

It was almost like Dave had to play a bunch of vegetables to say we fkn suck
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8:40p, 10/17/26
Man….... we have so many routes that are right next to the sideline
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8:41p, 10/17/26
Lagway throws so many low percentage sideline passes. 12/31 and counting
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8:41p, 10/17/26
Lagway is bad
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8:41p, 10/17/26
Who is he throwing to?
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8:41p, 10/17/26
DJ with the self inflicted dagger to the heart.
"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 Dia del DougO • 8:41p, 10/17/26
Dia del DougO said:
Barring a miracle, it's going to be tough to even give a rat's ass after this one.


I will give zero rat's asses
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8:41p, 10/17/26
Wow very very inaccurate throw on 2nd then a pick on 3rd

Just awful
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8:41p, 10/17/26
Can we please try Bennett now
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8:42p, 10/17/26
Ball game! Now just hope that TCU pours it on now!
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8:42p, 10/17/26
Pick. Game over
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8:42p, 10/17/26
Lmao!! Lagway...that's the QB everyone knows outside of Baylor.
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8:42p, 10/17/26
It's time to sit DJ
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8:42p, 10/17/26
He just runs and throws upfield kind of randomly
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