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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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7:20p, 10/17/26
Being held to a field goal on the last two drives is going to hurt us. After all that, TCU still up
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In reply to bear2be2 • 7:20p, 10/17/26
bear2be2 said:
We've stabilized this game. That's the key thing. This will be a football game the rest of the way.


3:18 a little early for that call.
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In reply to Youre a clown • 7:20p, 10/17/26
Youre a clown said:
Being held to a field goal on the last two drives is going to hurt us. After all that, TCU still up


And they get the ball in 3rd
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7:20p, 10/17/26
We're going to be kicking field goals all night if we can't find a way to run the ball. They're just dropping seven on every passing down.
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7:20p, 10/17/26
Lagway needs to run the ball. Offense not looking sharp. TCU gets the ball after the half so they have a shot at a towfer. Now in plus territory.
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7:21p, 10/17/26
Can't let TCU double dip here
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In reply to JXL • 7:21p, 10/17/26
JXL said:
Kind of frustrating to get down here and settle for 3


Yeah but way better than forcing a throw and giving up an interception. I like how Lagway is not forcing things.
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7:21p, 10/17/26
Big int.
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7:21p, 10/17/26
GIFFORD WITH THE PICK!!!!!!
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7:21p, 10/17/26
LFG!!!
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7:22p, 10/17/26
Need to take advantage of that terrific INT
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7:22p, 10/17/26
Big pick! Capitalize!
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7:22p, 10/17/26
YES!!!
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7:22p, 10/17/26
TCU QB should have noticed that didn't work last week when ASU did the same thing.
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7:22p, 10/17/26
Legway is a liability
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7:22p, 10/17/26
We're catching every break this game. And really have been all season since our two-point conversion fail in the opener.
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7:22p, 10/17/26
Turnover! Okay turn that into to points and head the locker room with a lead.
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7:22p, 10/17/26
Touchdown before the half would be awesome.
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7:23p, 10/17/26
Lagway is going to have to beat them with his legs to keep the honest. He is not a threat.
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In reply to GABear78 • 7:25p, 10/17/26
GABear78 said:
Lagway is going to have to beat them with his legs to keep the honest. He is not a threat.


They are clearly not expecting him to run. Based on the season to date that's been the smart call. So yeah, running him looks to be basically wide open.
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7:25p, 10/17/26
TCU is going to have trouble scoring the rest of this game, Klanderman has them figured out. We'll bend some, but they're going to struggle when the field constricts.
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7:27p, 10/17/26
That was awesome! What a push!
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7:27p, 10/17/26
5 yard OL push I hope that means the Toad defense is tired
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7:27p, 10/17/26
TCU's D has been on the field 90% of the 2nd quarter. They are huffing for air.
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7:27p, 10/17/26
LOL, not sure that shouldn't have been blown dead, but I'll take it.
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7:27p, 10/17/26
I really like Morris, but we need to give him some space to run into.
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7:27p, 10/17/26
What's the review on this play?
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 7:27p, 10/17/26
Big12Fan2024 said:
TCU's D has been on the field 90% of the 2nd quarter. They are huffing for air.

And they have the lead.

Need to address that.
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7:28p, 10/17/26
That looks like a Baylor fumble
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7:28p, 10/17/26
Did the TCU guy just take it away?
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In reply to Jacques Strap • 7:28p, 10/17/26
Agree
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7:28p, 10/17/26
Yeah that's a fumble.
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7:28p, 10/17/26
Good grief.
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7:28p, 10/17/26
Well @&$##^*
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7:29p, 10/17/26
Ouch
When was whistle?
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