The feeling surrounding coach Dave Aranda and the Baylor Bears was getting downright dismal midway through last season.

A six-game winning streak certainly changed the mood, and expectations, especially for quarterback Sawyer Robertson and other players who went through that extended slide.

“A lot of the guys that are here right now, and that had roles in last year’s successful season, were also on that 3-9 team (in 2023) when nobody liked us,” Robertson said. “So just keeping that chip on our shoulder is the main thing, and building off of how we ended last season.”

Some now even consider Baylor, 8-5 last season after a bowl loss to LSU, a dark-horse contender for another Big 12 title.

Before winning its final six regular-season games last year, Baylor was in a 5-17 tailspin that we

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