Texas’ offense captured most of the headlines entering the off-season with their hesiman-level RB and NIL-rich QB. With the loss of Neyor, their offense has become a more horizontal, run-centric attack with occasional shots downfield. Let’s dive in.

Texas’ defense is far, far improved from last year. Why are they better, and what challenges do they present for Baylor? Let’s dive in.

Let's dive into Baylor's heartbreaking loss vs TCU.

Baylor played their hearts out for their Seniors.

TCU has a great offense built around hitting deep shots, quick perimeter throws, and inside runs. Their resurgence has been a national story. Let’s dive in.

My original fear was that TCU might have a subpar record but be playing like a top 25 team by year’s end. Hah. I no longer worry that Baylor will “play down” to TCU. The question is whether they’ll play up.

Baylor massively struggled in this game. On defense, a combination of missed alignments, technique, and other errors, made the short stuff way too easy. On offense, K-State bet that Baylor would not be able to consistently execute over the middle of the field.

Baylor was thoroughly dominated by a great Kansas State team in Waco.

Baylor’s offense against Kansas State’s defense is a matchup between two of the best units in the conference, but this side of the ball is perhaps even more interesting.

Kansas State will be the best defense Baylor has played since Iowa State. Coming into the season, most advanced stat systems figured them as a very solid but not great unit, but they’ve far exceeded expectations.

Baylor didn’t play well. But college players tend not to every week. What separates great teams is their ability to grit those wins out. Baylor hasn’t done so previously this year, but they did in Norman.

Baylor had every reason to fold. They prevailed.

OU is a first-year defense learning a very complicated scheme. If Baylor had played them early in the year they could’ve rolled on their way to 45+ without breaking a sweat.

In a sentence: OU is a power-rushing team who utilizes the QB who takes shot plays and throws screens.

My favorite thing to watch in a Baylor game is when the team perfectly executes what the staff game-planned all week. That was what was so satisfying about the Oklahoma and Ole Miss games last year, and it was equally satisfying against Tech this year.

Baylor put together their most dominant performance of the season.

Travis Roeder and Jeff Davis take an in-depth look at Baylor's matchup with the Texas Tech Red Raiders.