The temptation is there, Baylor coach Matt Rhule understands.
With five victories this season, his team needs just one more win to go to a bowl, a significant turnaround after a 1-11 season in 2017. The Bears (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) have three games remaining, beginning with Saturday's trip to No. 22 Iowa State followed by a home game with TCU and then Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium.
The big picture is fine for fans and media, Rhule believes, but poison for players. The focus, he says, is Saturday and nothing else, right out of the Coaching 101 textbook.