On Saturday morning, the College GameDay team chose BYU-Baylor. Below are the selections and quotes from the show.

Desmond Howard: BYU

“I really like BYU here.”

Nick Saban: BYU

“I mean, quarterback Jake Retzlaff, I mean, that guy convinced me last week. So here I am BYU.”

Mrs. Terry (Nick Saban’s wife): BYU

“After the big win against Kansas State. I think they will continue like this.”

Pat McAfee: BYU

“I’ll take BYU, they scored 21 points in two minutes last week. I think they can continue to build on that and are very mature.”

Lee Corso: Baylor

“Not so fast because they have a good defense, but it will be played in Waco.”

Kirk Herbstreit

“I don’t know it. This feels like one of those games where someone knows something… If someone knows something, I’m going with BYU.”

The last time these two teams met was in 2022 when No. 21 BYU took down No. 9 Baylor in a double-overtime thriller. BYU kicker Jake Oldroyd had two opportunities to win this game with game-winning field goal attempts. Oldroyd missed the potential game-winner in regulation time, sending the game into extra time. In the first overtime, Baylor missed a field goal and BYU had another chance to win. Instead, Olroyd missed the field goal again and the game went into double overtime.

In double overtime, BYU scored a touchdown and a fourth down stop with Baylor inside BYU’s 10-yard line. Jaren Hall led the Cougars with 261 yards. BYU’s leading receiver in this game was Chase Roberts. Roberts, of course, is now BYU’s leading wide receiver. The BYU-Baylor game in 2022 was a breakout game for Roberts. Puka Nacua was sidelined with an injury, and Roberts stepped in and caught 8 passes for 122 yards.

The last time these two teams met in Waco was in 2021. The Bears outrebounded the Cougars in that game, finishing with 303 rushing yards and 534 yards of total offense. Baylor, now led by BYU quarterback Gerry Bohanon, won the Big 12 title and the Sugar Bowl later that year.