10 Thoughts from Week 2 of the College Football Season
Texas State Bobcats lay claim to G5 crown in win over rival UTSA; Baylor, SMU remind why the Southwest Conference was so great; SEC formula becoming clear for Texas Longhorns.
Baylor head coach Dave Aranda loves movies. One I’m sure he’s seen is Adam Sandler’s “Billy Madison.” There is a scene during the trivia competition late in the movie when Steve Buscemi’s character saves the day and Madison famously says, “Man, am I glad I called that guy.” That’s Aranda watching Jake Spavital’s offense save the day over the last nine games of his tenure.
It was the Baylor offense that spurned the run of six-straight regular season wins to close 2024, and it is Spavital’s unit once again that is the strength of the Bears. They allowed 459 yards and still won on the road. That’s because the Baylor offense gained 601 yards against the Mustangs. Quarterback Sawyer Robertson threw for 440 yards and four scores. Bryson Washington ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries. Both Josh Cameron and Ashtyn Hawkins topped 100 yards receiving.
Baylor is now 7-2 over its last nine and will now carry momentum into a Big 12 schedule that is frontloaded with home games against Arizona State and Kansas State. Those high hope this program carried into 2025 felt like fool’s gold heading out of the Week 1 loss to Auburn at home. The Bears will feel better heading out of Week 2, and that’s because one side of the ball.
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