⚡ CFB Dashboard

- WACO, Texas – Louisiana Tech built an early offensive rhythm and continued to create opportunities defensively, but Baylor pulled away in the second half as the Bulldogs fell 36-19 to the Bears Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium. - Quarterback Trey Kukuk completed his first four passes of the game, including a 31-yard completion to Jalen Mickens , before Andrew Burnette capped the possession with a 2-yard touchdown run to...

- Louisiana Tech starting quarterback Blake Baker is ruled out against Baylor with a hand injury, according to the preview. Backup Trey Kukuk is expected to challenge the Bears more with his legs. Baker's absence is reported as confirmed; the run-heavy expectation for Kukuk is the writer's projection, not a disclosed play-calling plan. - Baylor enters with a minus-one turnover margin after throwing three interceptions against Prairie View A&M; Louisiana Tech is plus-two with five takeaways, four against LSU. The preview identifies ball security as Baylor's main vulnerability and a possible route for the Bulldogs to stay competitive. Creating turnovers or converting them into points is not guaranteed.

- Aranda highlighted Louisiana Tech's takeaway-producing defensive front and linebackers, a direct challenge for Baylor's turnover issues. Offensively, Tech runs more stretch than Baylor has faced so far and has a shifty slot receiver who creates yards after catches, plus a dangerous returner. Those are specific perimeter and field-position threats.