In The Web: What "They" Are Saying About Baylor
Aranda owes a lot to his staff and players for understanding the stakes at hand and finding a way to put it all together. Now that the Bears have found their offensive identity, they’ve become one of the best offenses in the nation.
Underrated Performer for Baylor Against Kansas: Offensive Line
The unit was the reason that Baylor’s offense was able to rack up 603 total yards against Kansas on Saturday and why running back Bryson Washington has been able to become the first freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards (1,004) in a season.
Keys to the Game: What Baylor Must do Against Kansas
Baylor needs to avoid attacking this duo at all costs and find a way to work the middle of the field with Michael Trigg and their slot receivers.
Underrated Performer for Baylor against Houston: Palmer Williams
The Bears used Williams to flip the field on four different occasions where he averaged 45 yards per attempt, with one punt downed inside the 20 yard line.
Keys to the Game: What Baylor Must Do To Avoid An Upset in H-Town
Now that they’ve secured bowl eligibility and Dave Aranda’s future, Baylor (6-4, 4-3) needs to avoid a trap game in Houston against the Cougars (4-6, 3-4) and keep their momentum rolling.
In The Web: What 'They' Are Saying About Baylor In Week 13
Brett McMurphy of Action Network has consistently had Baylor making the Rate Bowl and squaring off with a Big Ten opponent over the past few weeks, but is now projecting the Bears to play Arkansas in the Texas Bowl in Houston.
Underrated Performer for Baylor against West Virginia: Jackie Marshall
Jackie Marshall has flashed multiple times this season, but he’s also made some costly mistakes that often come with inexperience. After two crucial penalties that allowed TCU to keep things close, Marshall played more disciplined ball in Morgantown.
Keys to the Game: What Baylor Must do to Get Its First Win in Morgantown
The Mountaineers are tied for third nationally among Power Four programs in fourth downs converted (17) this season. Don’t be surprised to see West Virginia try to slow this game down and keep the ball away from Baylor’s offense at all cost.
Behind Enemy Lines: What Neal Brown Said About Baylor
"Dave (Aranda) is calling the defense – one of the best defensive minds in college football,” said Brown. “They are attacking in a bunch of different ways, mixing up their coverages and mixing up their fronts with simulated pressures, so we're going to have our hands full.”
In The Web: What 'They' Are Saying About Baylor in Week 12
Baylor is currently ranked 51st overall in Bill Connally’s SP+ Rankings. The highest ranked Big 12 team by this metric is Kansas State at 18th.
In The Web: What 'They' Are Saying About Baylor in Week 11
You can start to see the vision that head coach Dave Aranda has for this program. The Bears aren’t flashy and still have a lot of areas for improvement, but they absolutely believe in the message.
Underrated Performer for Baylor against TCU: Ryan Lengyel
It was pretty evident early on that TCU’s defensive line was going to be in for a long night against a much-improved Baylor offensive line that was opening up running lanes with ease. Our underrated performer this week was the catalyst of that dominance.
Keys to the Game: What Baylor Must do to Defeat TCU
If Baylor can keep the main focus on football and not the festivities, then they should have a great chance to finally beat the Frogs and extend their winning streak to three games heading into the second bye week of the season.
Behind Enemy Lines: What Sonny Dykes Had to Say About Baylor
"I think the story of their team has been a continual improvement. To me, they’ve gotten better every single week and that’s what you want to see from a football team,” said Dykes. “It’s a completely different team now than it was early in the year."
In The Web: What 'They' are Saying About Baylor in Week 10
Baylor has also climbed out of the doldrums of ESPN’s SP+ Rankings put out weekly by Bill Connally who now has the Bears sitting at 47th nationally, clumped behind Kansas (45) and Cincinnati (46).