Baylor’s College Football Playoff hopes are all but dashed, but a spot in a major bowl still will be on the line for the Bears on Saturday.
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Texas, on the other hand, never really had a chance this season. Texas is still a long way from getting back to that point themselves, there has just been zero consistency with that program this year.
Defensively, no seriously, Baylor technically has a defense, Baylor allows 396.5 yards a game but has the ability to make big plays. Their defense, however, will be tested to the max and the Longhorns have not shown to this point in the season that they are up to the challenge.
For the season: Straight up 113-9 (92.6 percent), against the spread 36-26-2 (57.8 percent). Take the Bears, who are 21-point home favorite over the Longhorns according to oddsmakers fromonline sports book BetDSI. Texas’ offense I think will have little impact on the game unless Warren can get going and hopefully open up the passing game.
Texas is out of the Bowl picture, so they will be playing for pride, but injuries have decimated both sides of the field for them. The game ultimately came down to Baylor’s inability to contain a healthy Trevone Boykin, who totaled 164 yards and three touchdowns. Baylor’s explosive offense is unlike anything Texas has faced.
“Once I separated the fan and the player in me, it became pretty easy”, Drango said. The Bears are down to a third-string quarterback with Chris Johnson, a guy that led Baylor to a victory over Oklahoma State after Jarrett Stidham went down, but couldn’t help them pick up a win in the sloppy weather at TCU.
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The Longhorns are ready to put this disappointing season behind them, but would like to get a fifth win and a second major upset of the season first. His 119.5 receiving yards per game rank No. 3 in the FBS.While Texas has Warren, Baylor has Shock Linwood, who averages 118.0 yards per game on the ground and ranks No. 16 in the nation. Linebackers Malik Jefferson and Peter Jinkens, safety Dylan Haines, running back D’Onta Foreman, offensive lineman Patrick Vahe and running back Kirk Johnson are among those that will not play.
