Travis Roeder is a 2015 graduate of Baylor. His first ever college football game was 2011 vs TCU which sparked his love for the game. He has been writing about all things Baylor football since 2016. He is currently a practicing PA in Waco where he lives with his wife and two daughters.
I haven’t reviewed the game in detail yet, so most of this is off-the-cuff, and some is likely even wrong. I welcome your agreements and disagreements in the comments below.
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.
UCF pretty comfortably fits in the top 35 range with a top 25 offense and a middling, below-aveage defense. They’re certainly not a great team, but they’re well coached, have a lot of talent, and play fast.
If Robertson is healthy and can threaten with his legs, I expect that Baylor should get into the 17-24-point range in this one. Schematically Baylor matches up well with Texas’ defense.
Even though I’m down on Baylor’s defense currently — I think they’re probably a top 65-80 unit nationally — that still should be good enough to make this game appear unfair from the outset.