Co-DCs Eric Mathies and Kap Dede are former players at KU and Auburn who have had a few stops in their career so far including time with Cooper at USF and Arkansas. They are each young guys with a likely eye toward recruiting since LIU is effectively building the roster from the ground up.

We dive into the X's and O's of the next offense Baylor will face and also take a look back at how some late game breakdowns defensively last game gave Utah plenty of help.

It’s no secret that Utah has had one of the best defenses in the nation in recent years and is known for finding underrecruited guys and developing them into a consistent NFL talent pipeline. They are known for a fast and physical defense that’s aggressive.

Ludwig is a practitioner of the West Coast offense and will always feature an efficient passing game with a few core concepts and has done so ever since his stops at Fresno State and Oregon in the last 90s and early 2000s.

Texas State will present some significant challenges on Saturday. They will spread you out horizontally, attack you vertically, and hammer you in the box if you allocate too many defenders to defend the pass.

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.

A look at who Gordon is as a player, and what Aranda was referring to schematically with the safety after the first fall scrimmage.

It's not just the Flexbone and Air Force throws a lot at you. What does Baylor have to stop? How did Aranda stop a similar offense in the past? Who wins? We dive deep into the Xs and Os!

Air Force is a one-gap defense that bases out of a hybrid three man front. They feature three defensive linemen, three linebackers, and five defensive backs including three safeties.

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 is 7-4 with an outside chance of a Big 12 title game under second-year coach Steve Sarkisian. How do they attack and where might BU attack them?

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.

Sonny Dykes added the right pieces in the transfer portal and the recruiting trail to patch up a speedy but struggling 2021 defense and his offensive scheme is a great match for who TCU had coming back as it’s similar to their prior scheme.

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.

KSU has one of the best coaches in the nation in Chris Klieman. He went 69-6 with four national titles at the FCS level during his time at North Dakota State and also served as an assistant under Craig Bohl for three more.

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.