Baylor’s next trip to the field comes with a little extra juice.
Fresh off a 55-19 rout of Arizona State in the desert, the Bears head into the bye week riding high. When they return, it’s straight into rivalry mode against TCU, and now the kickoff details are set: the Big 12 announced Monday that Baylor will host the Horned Frogs at 6 p.m. CT on FS1.
The setting fits the moment. This year’s Revivalry game carries a blackout theme, and a night kickoff gives Baylor fans the perfect backdrop for it.
Baylor enters at 4-1, while TCU comes in trying to steady itself after back-to-back losses. The Horned Frogs pushed BYU but fell 17-10, and before that they dropped a 21-13 decision to UCF. Sonny Dykes’ team also opened the year with a Week 0 loss to North Carolina.
The matchup also brings the recent history between these two into focus. Baylor is just 36-49-3 all-time against TCU, though the Bears did win the last meeting in Waco.
That 2024 showdown was a thriller, with Baylor escaping 37-34 on Isaiah Hankins’ 33-yard field goal as time expired. Sawyer Robertson passed for 242 yards in that game, while former Bear Bryson Washington delivered the biggest punch of all, piling up 196 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Dawson Pendergrass added a rushing score and 33 yards on the ground.
TCU has still controlled much of the series lately, winning five of the last six meetings. That includes last season’s 42-36 victory in Fort Worth, when Baylor rallied from a 28-10 deficit and scored two touchdowns in the final three minutes to make it interesting.
Robertson threw for 318 yards and two touchdowns, but he also had three interceptions. Washington was held to 23 rushing yards and scored once in the loss.
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