The last time Baylor played a game on the Texas Tech campus 12 years ago.
It’s been a long time since the Bears won there: three decades ago, when they were still at the old South-South China Conference.
Baylor (1-4, 1-4 Big 12) returns to Lubbock on Saturday to break a four-game winning streak since Dave Aranda’s victory as head coach this season.
Texas Tech (2-5, 1-5) already relies on a Big 12 record for the eleventh consecutive season, after consecutive losses. Red Raiders will have to win the rest of their games, plus a bowl if they make it. win one, to avoid his fifth consecutive loss record.
The Red Raiders did not get the offensive sparks coach Matt Wells expected when he replaced Alan Bowman, injured but now healthy, with Henry Colombi as the starting quarterback. The Utah State movement began his school career as a replacement for Jordan Love when Wells and Tech’s offensive coordinator, David Yost, was still with the Aggies. Tech has a 1-2 mark since Colombi became a starter.
“It hasn’t been played at an elite high point yet, Big 12 this year,” Wells said of tech quarterbacks. “We want to play better in this position, just as we have to play better around it. “
Colombi and Bowman have played five games and their numbers are very similar: Colombia finished 100 of 151 passes (66. 2%) 989 yards, while Bowman has 90 out of 137 (65. 7%) for 920 yards. Both have 4 interceptions, while Colombi’s 8 touchdowns are just one more than Bowman. Its QB power indexes are almost: 133. 43 for Colombi, 133. 12 for Bowman.
When Wells made the change, he said Colombi had “somehow revived” the appearances of relief in attack, but added that Bowman would have some other chance at some point.
Baylor forced 4 turnovers last week at No. 17 Iowa State, adding 3 interceptions in the first half, but the Bears lost 38-31 after senior quarterback Charlie Brewer unwound in the goal zone. In the last minute.
“We played with a lot of men and were able to catch some of those caught up in male coverage, which is a positive thing to see,” Aranda said of the defense. “It’s harder to do in humans, so when that happens, it reflects the street selling mentality you’re talking about. Therefore, we must continue to develop this taste for defense . . . This adds power to our sideline, adds power to practice. More importantly, it bleeds in our games. “
LOSE IN LUBBOCK
Baylor has lost his last nine games in Lubbock, adding seven since the first season of the big 12 in 1996. The Bears last won there in 1990. This series was played in an unbiased location for 10 consecutive seasons, nine times at home against the NFL. Dallas Cowboys and a few others at Cotton Bowl Stadium, before Baylor won 33-30 in double overtime at home against Waco last season.
BIG HOLE IN DEFENSE
Baylor’s junior supporter Terrel Bernard, the most sensible tackler of the big 12, suffered a shoulder injury at the end of the season compared to Iowa State. He had 55 tackles and 3 1/2 catches in Baylor’s first five games. He’ll want surgery to repair a labrum tear. Junior supporter Abram Smith is expected to begin his first career in opposition to Tech. “When Saturday came, he did positive things,” Aranda said.
THROWING WORK
Trey Wolff’s problems have charged him with his job as Texas Tech’s head kicker for now. After making 20 of 22 rookie attempts last season, Wolff is only 1 in five this year. He had 40 yards last week opposing TCU, however he missed a 39-yard with less than 3 minutes to play that would have allowed the Red Raiders to score. Jonathan Garibay, a junior who was transferred from Riverside City College before this season, will take care of the kicks and targets opposed to Baylor.
OPPOSITE SIDES
Wells and Aranda were on opposing sides in the same training corps eight years ago. Aranda The Utah State Defensive Coordinator in 2012, when Wells was an offensive coordinator before forming the head coach of his alma mater. It’s Aranda’s only season with the Aggies, moving from there to Wisconsin for three seasons as a DC, then to LSU, where he was in the national championship 15-0 last season before getting his first head training job.
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