Baylor Football: 3 takeaways from loss to Kansas State

Baylor football made some strides against the Kansas State Wildcats in the second Big 12 matchup of the season, but still fell short.

The Baylor Bears football season might have just gone from bad to worse. They entered the matchup with the Kansas State Wildcats 0-4 (0-1 Big 12) looking to win their first game of the year. Head coach Matt Rhule could have really used the boost from pulling off a big upset win on the road.

You can tell that this Baylor football program is getting close to winning the first game, but something is just not clicking in the fourth quarter. The inexperience on both sides of the ball has resulted in the poor results they have seen so far this year.

This game was a tale of two offenses between Kansas State and Baylor. Kansas State totaled well over 200 rushing yards and only 119 passing yards. Meanwhile, Baylor racked up less than 100 rushing yards but nearly 300 passing yards.

It was another week for Baylor quarterback Zach Smith to toss just as many touchdowns as he did interceptions. Last year against the Wildcats, Smith threw three touchdowns and three picks. It’s also the second time this season that he’s done that.

The emergence of sophomore receiver Pooh Stricklin is great news for Baylor. They need to find replacements for Chris Platt and Stricklin and fellow sophomore receiver Tony Nicholson will be slotted to fill the void.

Next week, Kansas State travels to Austin, Texas to face Texas after the Longhorns come off a bye week in Week 5. Baylor takes on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Oct. 14 after the first bye week of the season in Week 6.

Now, let’s take a look at three takeaways from Baylor’s loss to Kansas State in Week 5.