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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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Stefano DiMera
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6:40p, 10/17/26
Right tackle having horrible series.
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6:40p, 10/17/26
Clusterfudged drive.

Looks like a Baylor game.
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6:40p, 10/17/26
Our O-line is a problem.

TCU's defense, while very good, hasn't really been disruptive this year. And they're tearing through our front like Swiss cheese.
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6:40p, 10/17/26
Back to a Davey Poo team smh
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 6:41p, 10/17/26
In fairness the Baylor OL has been pillow soft all year. It's going to cost them dearly the rest of the way
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6:41p, 10/17/26
If 1-5 Dave becomes 1-6 Dave against our biggest rival... He should be fired before he walks off the field.
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6:41p, 10/17/26
Kick was right call. RH flat out missed it.
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6:41p, 10/17/26
TCU defense looks exceptionally well today. They're slicing straight thru the OL
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In reply to bear2be2 • 6:41p, 10/17/26
bear2be2 said:
Our O-line is a problem .


So's our kicker
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6:41p, 10/17/26
Oh goodie, playing down to the level of your competition in a rivalry game. Vintage Aranda.
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6:41p, 10/17/26
Looking like crap from section 214, and we kick like crap too.
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6:41p, 10/17/26
Gawd awful. Guess we'll crank up once we're behind three scores. Just blankety, blankety awful. Looks SO FAMILIAR.
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6:42p, 10/17/26
I am glad I didn't go to this sht show
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6:42p, 10/17/26
Lagway can't pass from the pocket as there is no pocket
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6:42p, 10/17/26
So far this is a master class in uninspired play calling.
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 6:42p, 10/17/26
Stefano DiMera said:
Right tackle having horrible series.

A tackling dummy would be more effective…and wouldn't get any holding penalties.
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In reply to IowaBear • 6:42p, 10/17/26
ASU game was clearly an anomaly. We can't run the damn ball. We couldn't even run against FCS and Sun Belt teams.
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6:42p, 10/17/26
Going to need multiple defense&ST scores to win this.baylor isn't moving the ball with any consistency tonight. The trenches are too big of a mismatch
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In reply to CaliBear00 • 6:43p, 10/17/26
CaliBear00 said:
Oh goodie, playing down to the level of your competition in a rivalry game. Vintage Aranda.

If your competition is more physical and beating you in every aspect of the game then you are not playing down to our competition
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In reply to CaliBear00 • 6:43p, 10/17/26
CaliBear00 said:
ASU game was clearly an anomaly. We can't run the damn ball. We couldn't even run against FCS and Sun Belt teams.


Partially. ASU is dogshyte this year
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In reply to CaliBear00 • 6:43p, 10/17/26
Dave never addresses the OL. Every year their IOL is garbage and painfully soft
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6:44p, 10/17/26
Your biggest rival, friggin Fashion Show uniforms, fans in color, all things at stake and you just look like shyte.
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6:44p, 10/17/26
They're giving TCU recievers too much space.
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In reply to IowaBear • 6:44p, 10/17/26
Do not worry. That will be Dave's new "AHA" moment for 2027
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6:44p, 10/17/26
Pass D is shyte.
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6:44p, 10/17/26
Craig is absolutely carving the secondary. Adjust Kksnderman
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6:44p, 10/17/26
Not at all surprised we missed that field goal. Playing our usual TCU game.
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In reply to JXL • 6:45p, 10/17/26
JXL said:
So far this is a master class in uninspired play calling.


Considering Spav likes to call runs out of shotgun, which never fools anyone, this is really on brand.
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In reply to IowaBear • 6:45p, 10/17/26
IowaBear said:
Dave never addresses the OL. Every year their IOL is garbage and painfully soft

Well, he hired a rookie OLC to take the reins. Who knew that could be disastrous
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6:45p, 10/17/26
Not a good first quarter. We need to pull our heads out of our asses ... and quick.
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In reply to IowaBear • 6:46p, 10/17/26
IowaBear said:
Craig is absolutely carving the secondary. Adjust Kksnderman

I think it's more that no TCU receiver has a defender closer than 3 yards
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6:47p, 10/17/26
Welp… we look unprepared for the toads. A week off to prepare and this is what we get. Hopefully they turn it around.
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In reply to Self Made Bear • 6:47p, 10/17/26
You don't like playing 15 yards off? I'm not sure who decided that was a good idea.
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In reply to AC/DC • 6:47p, 10/17/26
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Your biggest rival, friggin Fashion Show uniforms, fans in color, all things at stake and you just look like shyte.


I knew it would blow up in Doug's face when he sent out that email about fans needing to show up.
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In reply to IowaBear • 6:48p, 10/17/26
IowaBear said:
You don't like playing 15 yards off? I'm not sure who decided that was a good idea.


Baldy did. FIRE CDA
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