During his weekly media availability, Head Coach Dave Aranda was asked a variety of questions. Ranging from the frustrations around offensive penalties and turnovers, to even praise for the offense, and many more topics.
A week after suffering a heartbreaking loss to the Auburn Tigers, the Baylor Bears had little trouble dispatching the Prairie View A&M Panthers. By the end of the first quarter, Baylor had established a 17-3 lead and nearly doubled it by halftime.
The Baylor Bears are now two games into their season, and after the first game of their three game home stretch was a victory over Prairie View A&M the Bears sit with a record of 1-1.
With the victory over Prairie View A&M in the books for week two of the season, Head Coach Dave Aranda can breathe a little easier as the fan-base won't be as vocal about his position in the hot seat, at least until the next game.
As the dust finally settles in the aftermath of the Baylor Bears' 44-3 victory over the Prairie View A&M Panthers, the unpacking of Saturday's game can begin in earnest.
The Bears entered this game with some key players out, but that was no issue after a big win against the Panthers. Here's how each position group looked in the 44-3 win.
The Bears get an easy win after the devastating last-play loss against the Tigers last Saturday. DJ Lagway sits out this week with an ankle sprain, mostly as a precaution to save him from future stress on the injury.
Even after a blow-out victory over Prairie View A&M, there are still improvements that can be made to this Baylor team. Coach Dave Aranda spoke about some of the highs and lows of the offense's performance.
The Prairie View A&M Panthers were Baylor's opponents this week, and after Saturday's win, there were a few players who stood tall and a few who stumbled.
With fellow Big XII school Oklahoma State upsetting Oregon, and Michigan upsetting Oklahoma, not many would have predicted this week's outcome of games.
The Baylor Bears encountered little resistance from the Prairie View A&M Panthers during the first half of Saturday's tilt, despite starting quarterback DJ Lagway and six of his teammates watching from the sidelines.
Baylor doesn't have much to complain about in the home opener; they handled business against a visiting Panthers team that had nothing to lose. The main storyline was back up quarterback Nate Bennett, who stepped up and did his job in place of DJ Lagway, who suffered a high ankle sprain in week one against Auburn.
Baylor will reportedly be without starting quarterback DJ Lagway for its Week 2 matchup against Prairie View A&M. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Lagway is not expected to play on Saturday as he continues to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in Baylor’s 17-16 loss to Auburn in Week 1.
The Baylor Bears tagged Florida quarterback transfer DJ Lagway as “day-to-day” following an ankle sprain he sustained during the Auburn loss last week, but the injury hasn’t dampened the favor of his teammates – much the opposite.
Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway remains day-to-day with an ankle injury suffered during the Bears’ 17-16 loss to Auburn in Week 1. Head coach Dave Aranda provided the latest update on Monday, saying Lagway was expected to participate in Baylor’s walkthrough before the Bears determine how much he can handle throughout the remainder of the week.
Baylor fell just short in its season opener, but the way the Bears fought back against Auburn on Saturday should give Big 12 opponents plenty to worry about.
It has become a growing trend around college football to have some sort of unique celebration on the sideline for a player who gets a takeaway during a game.
The Baylor Bears have unveiled a new throwback uniform combination that they will wear later this season against Colorado, and it might be the best look in all of college football.