How to Watch: Kansas State football at Baylor

Winner still has hope. Loser’s probably cooked.

By Jon Morse@jonfmorse Oct 6, 2018, 7:58am CDT

We have no objection to this cheerleader reprising her expression of infinite sadness this afternoon.

The Game

The Kansas State Wildcats (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) visit the Baylor Bears (3-2, 1-1 Big 12). At stake today? December. The winner will only require two more wins against teams not named Kansas Jayhawks in order to reach bowl eligibility; the loser will need three, and that might be an unattainable goal.

Previously

K-State’s offense chose not to play in the first half against Texas Longhorns last week while the defense only surrendered 10 points. Then the Cats beat the Longhorns 14-0 after returning to the field. The result was a tough-to-swallow 19-14 loss. Baylor, meanwhile, was in the process of getting rolled by #5 Oklahoma Sooners, 66-33.

The Wildcats lead the all-time series, 9-6. All of those games save a 45-15 win in Manhattan back in 1969 have been Big 12 matchups. The teams have played eight times in Waco, splitting the results evenly. Of course, the most infamous K-State/Baylor game was actually the largest margin of victory for the Bears in the series by far: a 52-24 beating in 2012 which was not only the only time Baylor has ever beaten K-State by more than two touchdowns, but also ruined K-State’s shot at a national championship.

Kickoff

Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today at McLane Stadium (capacity 45,140) in Waco, Texas.

Odds

Sunday morning, Vegas had Baylor as a three-point favorite. Shenanigans at Vanier over the course of the week have pushed that line to 4.5 points, with the total at 55. Math says that means Baylor, 30-25 or thereabouts.

Tickets

If you’re headed to or already in Waco, we have some news for you. Tickets are readily available on the secondary market for as low as eight bucks, with a ton of them out there for one crisp green photo of Alexander Hamilton. One might think demand was low or something.

Video

Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Evan Moore (analyst) will call the national broadcast on Fox Sports 1.

Audio

K-State Sports Network stalwarts Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), Stan Weber (analyst), and Matt Walters (sidelines) will call the game for radio, including Sirius channel 119, XM channel 200, and the TuneIn app.