Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. in Waco with streaming on ESPN+.
- Baylor enters 3-2 after a 45-27 road win at Oklahoma State, piling up 612 yards as QB Sawyer Robertson threw for 393 yards and four touchdowns.
- Robertson has 1,713 passing yards and 17 TDs through five games, leading the Big 12 in yards per game.
- Kansas State (2-3) beat previously unbeaten UCF 34-20, with Dylan Edwards rushing for 166 yards including a 75-yard score and Avery Johnson contributing two TD passes plus 75 rushing yards.
- BetMGM lists Baylor as a 6.5-point favorite (-220 moneyline, 61.5 total), and coaches Dave Aranda and Chris Klieman cite physicality as a focal point, with K-State’s three losses decided by a combined 12 points.