The undefeated Baylor Bears travel to Bill Snyder Family Stadium to face the Kansas State Wildcats on Thursday night. Baylor is coming of a win against Iowa State and is looking to finish its season strong with five straight Big 12 opponents. The Wildcats have struggled this season and are looking for a statement win over the undefeated Bears.
True freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham leads the high-powered Baylor offense and will make his first start for the Bears Thursday night. Baylor lost starting quarterback Seth Russell after he suffered a neck injury against Iowa State. With Russell out the rest of the season for the Bears, Stidham will look to lead Baylor to an undefeated season.
Stidham only threw one pass after replacing Russell against the Cyclones, and it was for a touchdown. Luckily for Baylor fans their team is more than just a quarterback. Star receiver Corey Coleman will look to help out his freshman quarterback, as he is the team's leading receiver. Coleman is a Heisman hopeful and is putting up monster numbers this season. The junior receiver has 47 receptions for 962 yards and 18 touchdowns.
While Baylor's offense is known to score at will, its defense has a ton of talent and is led by defensive lineman Shawn Oakman. The senior defensive end has 24 tackles this season and four sacks. Oakman and the Bears defense will look to put Kansas State quarterback Joe Hubener under pressure all night.
The junior quarterback for the Wildcats has struggled at times this season and has thrown five touchdowns to five interceptions. Hubener has a completion percentage of just 45.5 percent this season and is coming off a tough game against Texas. While Hubener has struggled throwing the ball this season, he has been able to move the ball with his feet. The Wildcats quarterback has rushed for more than 250 yards on the season and has a team-high six rushing touchdowns.
Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder will look to establish a ground game against Baylor, as keeping the Bears offense of the field will be a key to Thursday's game. Wildcats running back Charles Jones will look to establish the ground game for Kansas State, as he is their leading rusher this season. The junior running back has over 300 yards this season with three touchdowns. Jones is coming off his biggest game of the year rushing for 122 yards against Texas, and will look to establish himself Thursday night.
The Wildcats have a difficult challenge, as no team has been able to beat the Bears this season. Baylor head coach Art Briles knows what's at stake for Baylor, as one loss could knock them out of the College Football Playoff. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, and you can watch the live broadcast here. To listen to the Bears' radio broadcast, click here, and for the Wildcats' radio broadcast, go here.
