Baylor Bears on SI Writer Josh Crawford answers questions about the Bears' season ahead of their matchup against the UCF Knights.

Scott Drew goes into his 23rd season with the Bears, the fifth since their national championship, with a completely new roster. Miami is the only other power conference team with zero returning players.

Baylor has never averaged fewer than 41,000 fans per game since moving into McLane. Sawyer Robertson is the cousin of Jarrett Stidham, who was Auburn’s QB when UCF beat the Tigers to go undefeated in 2017. Chip Gaines of Magnolia fame went out for baseball at Baylor but got cut.

On the offensive side of the ball, UCF is bottom-25 on third down, putting up a 35.3% third-down conversion rate (24th-worst). Fortunately, it is dominating on the defensive side of the ball, ceding a 28.9% third-down rate (eighth-best).

With the Bears at a serious inflection point in their season, below are a couple of keys that need to happen for Baylor to leave this week with a victory.

Antibiotics have been the workhorses of modern medicine, but their success has fueled a dangerous rise in drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists at

The Baylor girls soccer team won their third straight Division II-AA state soccer championship at Finley Stadium on Friday, beating Knox Webb 3-0. It is Baylor's 12th state girls soccer championship. The Red Raiders opened the scoring early in the game when Ayana Halmer scored off an assist from Hadley Griffith.

On Saturday, Baylor's Sawyer Robertson, the leading passer in the FBS in passing yards, will battle against the the top-ten ranked pass defense of UCF.