Freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham will make his first career start Thursday night at Kansas State.
The Jarrett Stidham era -- at least for the remainder of the 2015 season -- begins Thursday night. But two days before that, the No. 2 Baylor Bears will know where they stand in the College Football Playoff hunt.
The first CFP rankings will be revealed Tuesday night, and even though the undefeated Bears lost starting quarterback Seth Russell to a season-ending neck injury in their last game, the expectation in Waco is that Baylor (7-0, 4-0 Big 12), the two-time defending league champs, will start in the top four.