Regarding TCU, Schlabach says quarterback Trevone Boykin "might be the country’s best player" and that coach Gary Patterson’s teams, despite a rebuilding job on defense, "always seem to get the job done on that side of the ball."
He also extols the virtues of Baylor’s returning offensive nucleus: all five starters in the offensive line, two 1,000-yard receivers (KD Cannon, Corey Coleman) and a 1,200-yard rusher (Shock Linwood) to surround new quarterback Seth Russell, a fourth-year junior who has been Bryce Petty’s backup the past two years. Sclabach said Baylor coach Art Briles "plugs quarterbacks into his system better than anyone."