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No. 3 Texas vs Baylor: How to Watch, TV channel, streaming, game time, more notes

by:Justin Wells•09/21/23

what-makes-a-texas-defense-good — Ryan Watts breaks up a pass against Baylor (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

No. 3 Texas (3-0) heads to McLane Stadium in Waco to face Baylor (1-2) on Saturday night. Here’s how to watch and more.

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In the 113th matchup between the Longhorns and Bears, Texas leads the all-time series with Baylor, 80-28-4. It’s the 52nd meeting in Waco where the Horns hold a 31-18-2 advantage.

With a win on Saturday, Texas moves to 4-0 for the first time since the 2012 season. Baylor is playing the final contest of a four-game homestead to being the 2023 season.

How to Watch

When: Saturday, September 23rd

Time: 6:30 p.m. Central

TV: ABC

Listen: TexasSports.com

Betting the game

Moneyline: Texas -650, Baylor +475

Spread: Texas -15.5

Over/under: 51.5

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Storylines

Baylor’s Super Bowl (+)

Beating Vegas Week 4 (+)

Mack Rhoades, Brett Yormark, and Baylor’s standing in the new landscape (+)

State of the Program: Longhorns’ grades after the first quarter of the season

Quarterly report: Texas non-conference offensive grades (+)

Why is Texas dead last in offensive success rate? A closer look at some advanced numbers (+)

Comparing statistics between Texas and Baylor ahead of the Big 12 opener

2023 Baylor Bears Football Preview (+)

Gunnar Helm’s improvement and work ethic gives Texas options at tight end

Under Jeff Banks, Texas is reaping the benefits of high-quality special teams

Quarterly report: Texas non-conference defensive grades (+)

Film Room: Jerrin Thompson, with two picks already, getting results following offseason takeaway focus (+)

Three takeaways from Texas’ non-conference play (+)

Baylor head coach Dave Aranda offers quote that states importance of Texas game

As Texas enters its final Big 12 slate, Steve Sarkisian emphasizes the need to be in ‘attack mode’

A look at the Big 12 with conference play set to begin

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