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.

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.

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.

While last week was fun from Baylor’s perspective, it’s time to see if the Bears can carry that momentum into this week against Oklahoma State. The Bears have been absolutely awful at McLane Stadium in Big 12 play over the past few seasons, with their last victory coming back on October 22nd, 2022.

Texas Tech lives by the old Baylor ‘Take 3’ mantra, which has led to 8 interceptions for their defense this season. The Red Raiders have scored 68 points of turnovers this season, which is the most since 2017.

With the Iowa State faithful having all day to pound Busch Lights in anticipation of their White Out to celebrate the 50th season of football at Jack Trice Stadium, things could get very interesting in Ames.

Saturday should tell us a lot about how the remainder of the season will likely unfold for Dave Aranda and Baylor.

Another difficult challenge awaits Baylor on Saturday as they head to Fort Worth to face TCU for the 119th time. The Frogs have dominated the series 8-3 since joining the Big 12, and they are 11-4 against the Bears since the Southwest Conference dissolved in 1995.

The coaches and players have been saying all the right things over the course of the season, but actions speak and talk is cheap and it’s time to back the talk up.

The Bears have won 11 of their last 12 Homecoming contests, including four consecutive. Here are three keys to the game that Baylor must do in order to keep their Homecoming streak alive.

We’re about to find out if this Baylor team oddly plays better on the road than within the friendly confines of McLane Stadium, as they head to the Midwest to face Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium on Saturday.

Despite the play of the offense in the second half last week, Baylor still loses that game to UCF if it wasn’t for the play of Caden Jenkins on defense.

The power of home-field advantage this season for Baylor hasn’t gone as planned, so hopefully a change of scenery can do these Bears some good.

Moments like this don’t come often, but last forever. Baylor has seen a few opportunities arise like this in the past and the Bears’ faithful could use another Miracle on the Brazos.

Coach Aranda and the Bears have an opportunity this week to release some frustration and rejuvenate the morale a little bit as they welcome the Sharks of Long Island to McLane Stadium on Saturday.

Baylor has an opportunity to right the ship on a national stage Saturday, as they welcome the No. 14 Utah Utes to Waco for the first-ever meeting between the two teams.