17. BYU (Last week: 22)

The Cougars raced to a 31-14 halftime lead and then decided to play with their food for 30 minutes to allow the Bears to bite them with a second-half comeback attempt. Baylor’s rally fell short when Crew Wakley had the game-sealing pick in the final 60 seconds to secure a 34-28 win. BYU quarterback Jake Rezlaff was fantastic in the first half (three touchdowns) and then dreadful after halftime (4 of 14 for 36 yards and two picks) that allowed the Bears to make a comeback.

BYU’s defense continued its havoc ways with two more picks, four sacks, five tackles for loss and six passes deflected.

ONE NUGGET TO KNOW: In their second season in the Big 12, the Cougars matched their conference win-total (two) from last season in their first two league games of 2024.