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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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Jacques Strap
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7:09p, 10/17/26
TCU offensive ineptness helping us here.
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In reply to whitetrash • 7:09p, 10/17/26
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Blown PI call. DB didn't turn around and had an arm bar before the ball arrived.

I thought there were multiple uncalled PI's on that drive, including the 3rd down pass into the end zone. If they're going to call it loose, our DBs need to also play accordingly.
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7:09p, 10/17/26
This is more the offense I was expecting to see tonight from TCU.
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7:09p, 10/17/26
Well that was almost a disaster
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7:09p, 10/17/26
That's complimentary football!
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7:09p, 10/17/26
Big three and out there. Get good field position and go score.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 7:10p, 10/17/26
bear2be2 said:
This is more the offense I was expecting to see tonight from TCU.

Exactly. That's the TCU QB I've watched all year until this game.
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7:10p, 10/17/26
We were really, really lucky there.
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7:10p, 10/17/26
You know what I appreciate...is that it appears we are making in game adjustments on both sides of the ball. That's not something I have been able to say the last few years.
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7:11p, 10/17/26
The emcee chick tonight is so annoyingly shrill!
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7:11p, 10/17/26
This is a must stop imo. The game is, at least to this point, very slow. Every possession is critical
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7:12p, 10/17/26
Great D! O needs to play complementary football this drive.
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7:12p, 10/17/26
Hopefully TCU"s hate-formed adrenaline is finally wearing off and Bears can start dominating.
"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 JudgeBear1845 • 7:12p, 10/17/26
JudgeBear1845 said:
You know what I appreciate...is that it appears we are making in game adjustments on both sides of the ball. That's not something I have been able to say the last few years.

Klanderman is an excellent defensive coordinator. And Spav is a good, if frustratingly stubborn, OC.

This team is well coached. We're just not very good up front on offense, unfortunately.
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7:13p, 10/17/26
The good news is that we've kept their D out there for a long time in the 2Q.
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7:13p, 10/17/26
These are two very good tackling defenses.
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7:13p, 10/17/26
Now, let's score.
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7:14p, 10/17/26
Love Freeman. So shifty and quick
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7:14p, 10/17/26
6 here would be huge from a momentum standpoint. Lagways settling in nicely.
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7:15p, 10/17/26
I knew that was gonna get punched out before the defender even arrived.
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7:15p, 10/17/26
We've stabilized this game. That's the key thing. This will be a football game the rest of the way.
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7:15p, 10/17/26
Thankfully the fumble rolls out of bounds
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7:15p, 10/17/26
Lagway...have to keep the pill close to your body
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7:16p, 10/17/26
Interesting call. I like it.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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7:16p, 10/17/26
There we go.

FIRST DOWN BEARS!

Get 6 here!
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In reply to Dia del DougO • 7:16p, 10/17/26
Dia del DougO said:
I knew that was gonna get punched out before the defender even arrived.

Thank goodness for the sideline.
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7:17p, 10/17/26
A wildcat look. That's new.
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7:17p, 10/17/26
I like to see Lagway throw that away when he didn't see anything
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7:17p, 10/17/26
Lagway now 10-24, some with forced throwaways because we can't get open.
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7:17p, 10/17/26
Crapola...
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7:18p, 10/17/26
Wasted series. Needed a touchdown.
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7:18p, 10/17/26
TCU CB holding
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7:18p, 10/17/26
Kind of frustrating to get down here and settle for 3
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7:19p, 10/17/26
DJ needs to step up in the pocket. He's back peddling at the 1st sign of pressure which is eliminating his ability to take off an run
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In reply to LK4BU87 • 7:19p, 10/17/26
LK4BU87 said:
Wasted series. Needed a touchdown.


Very wasted. Lagway can only check primary receiver, screw the others
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