BYU’s next chance to answer the sting of the Utah loss now comes with a clear time slot and a national TV window.
The Cougars will host Baylor on Saturday, November 14, with kickoff set for 1:30 p.m. MST at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
FOX will carry the Big 12 matchup, and the game will also air on KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM) in Utah and on KSL.com. Pregame coverage on radio begins at 11:30 a.m.
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That gives BYU its sixth network television appearance of the season.
The Cougars enter the Baylor game at 7-2 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 play after falling 28-20 in a top-10 showdown against rival Utah. BYU has not dropped back-to-back games since 2024.
Baylor arrives in Provo riding a win streak and carrying a 6-3 record. The Bears are 2-0 under interim head coach Joe Klanderman. Two of their three losses came by one point, including the October 24 defeat to Kansas that ended Dave Aranda’s run as Baylor head coach.
The matchup also brings Baylor back to Provo for the first Big 12 meeting between the two faith-based programs since BYU joined the league in 2023. The teams met in Provo in 2022, when BYU beat Baylor in a top-25 game in double overtime, and they played again in 2024 in Waco, where the Cougars won once more.
BYU’s 2026 schedule now has Baylor slotted after the Utah game and before road trips to Kansas and a home date with Cincinnati. The Cougars’ remaining schedule after Baylor includes November 21 at Kansas and November 28 against Cincinnati.
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