A few weeks ago we broke down Inside Zone which likely will be the foundational play for Baylor in 2024; this week we’ll look at “Counter,” a very different run that Baylor may use just as much or even more than Inside Zone.

The Air Raid passing system and Mesh are nearly synonymous with one another. What is this staple Air Raid passing play?

Spavital's system combined Air Raid passing principles with power football in the run game.

Brown is a very solid gameday coach who has successfully bounced back from the disappointment of 2022 and has done so with arguably less talent on the roster. Not an easy task but he’s doing it.

TCU's defense is rather similar to last year's title unit. Baylor needs to establish a ground game and hit some big plays on the outside.

This is part three of my Baylor-TCU preview covering Xs and Os. Part one covered their roster and part two covered stats.

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.

Kansas State’s offense has been a good blend of the offensive system Klieman brought from NDSU with the prior OC and some KSU QB run elements that former KSU QB Colin Klein mixed in from the Snyder teams.

This is part three of my Baylor-Houston preview covering the Cougar schemes. Part one covered stats and part two covered their roster.

After shifting to a 3-3-5 a couple of weeks ago, Houston's defense invites teams to run the ball more than try to create explosive plays in the passing game.

How does ISU's defense still shut people down? How does their offense attack with a new QB and coordinator? Who wins the matchup in Waco? X's and O's video inside!

Scott Satterfield brought the wide zone and a versatile defense to Cincinnati

How do the Longhorns attack schematically? How has Steve Sarkisian overhauled an offensive roster that now only features three contributors from the prior staff? How experienced and athletic are they?

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.