With the STAR position trending away from Jalen Pitre's in-the-box style to more pass defense primarily, how can the Bears generate havoc plays in the backfield?

Baylor struggled with their basic run fits in 2023, Aranda's involvement with the linebackers this Fall should help prevent that from happening again.

The position made famous by Jalen Pitre, what is this enigmatic position?

These terms you may have never heard of uniquely impact college football.

What do the 2023-24 Bears hang their hats on?

Here are three plays from the Cincinnati game that made me optimistic Baylor can improve on both ends of the court.

Evaluating Baylor’s defense, there are real weaknesses that Baylor needs to scheme around. Are they willing to do something different to improve?

I'll outline some today, then we'll do a series on possibilities that goes more in-depth

TCU is an efficient and explosive offense that turns the ball over a lot. They will rack up yards in this game, but Baylor could make this close if they turn over TCU's young QB.

Cincy is actually a better offense than I figured given their poor reputation this year. They’re not electric, but they have a solid offensive line, a decent RB, a QB who can really make things happen with his feet, and good skill talent.

Looking over both sides of the ball and the remaining schedule.

The biggest thing Malzahn has been known for is his use of motion in spread sets. He’s trying to stress you horizontally so that when his speedsters hit a crease they can finish vertically.

How does UT's defense attack? How experienced & athletic are they? How can Baylor counter? Who wins?

Texas State’s DC is another one of Kinne’s coordinators from UIW who came with him: Jonathan Patke. The Bobcats run a 4-2-5 defense with four linemen, two linebackers, and five defensive backs.

Former Baylor QB JJ Joe (1990-1993) joins SicEm365 in this daily segment throughout the 2023 football season to discuss a variety of topics as it relates to upcoming and previous games

Each week, I will pose some questions. Some will be for the team to answer on Saturday. Others will be for analysts and pundits. All of them are for you to respond to in the comments! So here we go:

Here are some strengths and weaknesses in one-sentence evaluations of the Bears that will see the vast majority of snaps for the defense in 2023.

Colt answers some questions from other staff members on Baylor Football and Baylor Athletics as a whole.