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Baylor has plenty of questions heading into its first game under Joe Klanderman. @GrayGrundhoefer takes a closer look at the offense, UCF's rushing attack and whether the Bears can respond to a difficult week. sicem365.com/s/22170/inside-…

What's your score prediction for Baylor's battle against UCF on Friday🧐🐻❓

Baylor's injury report is nearly clean as it heads into UCF. Dawson Pendergrass and Devon Jordan are probable, and LeVar Thornton is expected to ditch the club on his hand. Plus, questions remain about the offensive line. Injury Report: sicem365.com/s/22175/baylor-…

A lot of moving pieces in Baylor's coaching search. The latest on Jeff Traylor and Lincoln Riley's interest, Doug McNamee's relationships with major donors and a few other candidates worth keeping an eye on. 🐻⤵️ sicem365.com/forums/1/topics…

“I just want someone to tell me we are going to kick their ass and then go try and do it.” Former Baylor OL Blake Blackmar weighs in on Dave Aranda's dismissal, the timing of the decision and what he's looking for in Baylor's next head coach. sicem365.com/s/22172/bear-ta…

Interim head coach Joe Klanderman on having fan support for the rest of the season🔥🐻⤵️ "The TCU game, seeing that turnout, seeing what Doug and Jovan created over there at McLane, was magical. It was awesome. From the depth of my heart, I'm sorry that we didn't deliver that night ... My address to the fans is twofold: you're going to get my very best ... Secondly, you're going to get our players' very best."

Could Joe Klanderman be part of Baylor's long-term future, regardless of who becomes the next head coach? @Colt_Barber and @GrayGrundhoefer discuss Klanderman's impressive debut at the podium, his future in Waco and what they want to see against UCF. sicem365.com/s/22171/sicem36…

Is Joe Klanderman using the next five games as an audition for Baylor's head coaching job? "Would I be interested in being the head coach of a program in the Big 12 that's played football for 127 years in the best football-playing state in the union, with a tremendous fan base and tremendous facilities and opportunities? Certainly. Am I going to go out there and campaign and use this platform as a way to get that? Absolutely not ... I'm focused on these 111 guys, and I want to win some games." #SicEm🐻

Doug McNamee has made it clear that Baylor Football will be funded to compete for Big 12 championships and College Football Playoff berths. But has enough been done behind the scenes to make that vision a reality? sicem365.com/s/22188/mcnamee…

Interim head coach Joe Klanderman gave athletic director Doug McNamee some promises that he'd try to keep for the rest of the season🐻⤵️ "I [want] to try to provide a jolt of energy that this program desperately needs. I think the players need it. I think the staff needs it. I think the fanbase needs it. I think the alumni need it. I want to try to provide that and be that spark in any way that I can through “just who I am. I’m not going to be anything I’m not.”

UCF's aggressive defense should give DJ Lagway opportunities to make plays downfield, but it'll also test his decision-making and accuracy. Breaking down the Knights' schemes and where Baylor might find success Friday. Preview from @Baylor_S11⤵️ sicem365.com/s/22178/s11-xs-…

Interim head coach Joe Klanderman on keeping Baylor's roster together, even if he's not in Waco next season: "This program is bigger than me ... I'm going to sell them on the fact that this is one of the best universities in the country, and this is an awesome community. You've formed a brotherhood with each other, and hopefully I can strengthen that brotherhood, and hopefully that brotherhood is tight enough that they can stick together and see this thing through until they all graduate." #SicEm🐻

Joe Klanderman on juggling play-calling duties while being head coach🐻⤵️ "Am I gonna get enough time to chew enough butts in between and still watch what's going on on offense? ... Our defensive staff is spectacular ... They're some young guys in there who are going to be stars in this profession, so I think it's time those guys take on a little bit more."

Defensive line coach Jacori Greer on working under interim head coach Joe Klanderman: "He's a guy that you love to death. He's part of the reason why I chose to be here. Anything I can do to make his job easier during this transition, I'm going to do, and I'm going to fight my tail off for him." #SicEm🐻

Tight end Matthew Klopfenstein on the Bears turning it around across the final month of the season: "We know what we're capable of. We're a dang good football team. Everything's still out there, and we can go out there and achieve these goals; it's just a matter of how we practice and prepare and our mindset going into each game." #SicEm🐻

Baylor's next head coaching hire will be critical, but the program's future depends on much more than who takes over on the sidelines. A look at Doug McNamee's efforts to rebuild Baylor's NIL infrastructure, rally donors and position the Bears to compete for championships again: sicem365.com/s/22188/mcnamee…

Defensive line coach Jacori Greer on what he learned from former head coach Dave Aranda: "I have a notebook, one of those five-section notebooks, and it's already filled up ... He has so many sayings. He has so much wisdom. The cool thing was he was willing to share it. I took a lot of different things that are precious to me." #SicEm🐻