On Saturday morning, the College GameDay crew chose BYU-Baylor. Below were the picks and quotes from the show.

Desmond Howard: BYU

“I think BYU is great here.”

Nick Saban: BYU

“I mean, the quarterback, Jake Retzlaff, I mean, that guy made me a believer last week. So I’m BYU here.”

Mrs. Terry (Nick Saban’s wife): BYU

“After the big win against Kansas State. I think they will follow up on that.”

Pat McAfee: BYU

“I’ll take BYU, they scored 21 points in two minutes last week. I think they can build on that and be 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. 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 downed no. 9 Baylor in a double overtime thriller. BYU kicker Jake Oldroyd had two chances to win that game with game-winning field goal attempts. Oldroyd missed the potential game-winner in regulation, sending the game to overtime. 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 got a fourth down stop with Baylor inside the BYU 10-yard line. Jars Hall led the Cougars with 261 passing yards. BYU’s leading receiver in that game was Chase Roberts. Roberts, of course, is now BYU’s top wide receiver. That BYU-Baylor game in 2022 was a breakout game for Roberts. Puka Nacua was sidelined with an injury, and Roberts stepped in, catching 8 passes for 122 yards.

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