September 1, 2015
By Mike Craven/@CravenMike and Emily Van Buskirk/@Emilnem
Behind the fifth-ranked Michigan State Spartans, the Baylor Bears enter the season ranked fourth in the AP Poll, but the program isn’t the highest-ranked team in the Big 12. That distinction goes to TCU.
The reason Baylor won’t be national champions is because you have to actually make it to the College Football Playoff field first.
Ouch, too soon? Whatever, the Bears need to get over it, conference championship or no conference championship.
Many Bears players have said in interviews that their memory is “long” and that last year is hard to forget.