BYU’s final home stretch continues Saturday night in Provo, and the Cougars will try to steady themselves after a rough patch against Baylor.
The matchup comes with a time change because of the FAA ground stop, pushing kickoff to 5:00 p.m. MT at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
BYU enters at 7-2 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 play after dropping two of its last three, including a 28-20 loss at Utah last week. That leaves the Cougars tied for third in the league standings behind Utah and Texas Tech.
Even with the stumble, BYU remains in the national conversation. The Cougars are No. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 10 in the CFP ranking, down one spot from No. 9 a week ago.
Baylor arrives with plenty of momentum of its own. The Bears are 6-3 overall and also 4-2 in the Big 12 after knocking off Iowa State 42-31 in Waco last week. A week earlier, Baylor handled UCF 41-9 on the road, a result BYU couldn’t match in its own recent stretch.
This will be the sixth meeting between the programs, and BYU holds a 3-2 advantage in the series. The Cougars have also won the last two matchups.
ESPN’s Matchup Predictor gives BYU a 68 percent chance to win.
Saturday’s game will air on FOX, with Jack Kizer on play-by-play and Mark Helfrich as analyst. BYU Sports Nation GameDay will air at 3:00 p.m. MT on BYUtv and byutv.org, with a postgame edition set to follow immediately after the final whistle.
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