Baylor at Rice
When/where: 6 p.m.; Rice Stadium.
TV/radio: CBSSN; 630 AM. Records: Rice 0-3; Baylor 2-0. Line: Baylor by 26½.
Baylor update: Baylor outscored its first two opponents by a combined 70-7 in the first half. … The Bears are second in the Big 12, averaging 7.82 yards per play. Their 532.0 yards per game are third in the Big 12. … Baylor is tied for second nationally with two blocked kicks. The team has six blocks in the past seven games.
Rice update: The Owls’ first four foes are a combined 10-2, with both losses coming by less than a touchdown to top-10 teams. … Rice is the only C-USA team without an interception thrown this season. … Rice is tied for second in the country in fewest penalties allowed (six) this year and first in fewest penalty yards per game.
SMU at TCU
When/where: 2:30 p.m.; Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth. TV: FS1. Records: SMU 3-0, TCU 2-0.
SMU update: The Mustangs are coming off a 47-17 home victory over Texas State to move to 3-0 for the first time since 1984. T.J. McDaniel rushed for 159 yards in his SMU debut … The Mustangs have surpassed 500 yards each game. … Four members of the SMU coaching staff, including head coach Sonny Dykes, either played at TCU or were on staff under Horned Frogs coach Gary Patterson, who is 15-2 vs. SMU and 2-0 against Dykes. … With Kevin Robledo likely out with an injury, Luke Hogan, who was a redshirt freshman at Houston in 2016, will do the kicking. The Mustangs have missed four extra-point attempts, two by Hogan. TCU update: The Horned Frogs might switch up their quarterback rotation, with freshman Max Duggan getting the start over Kansas State transfer Alex Delton, who did not play in the second half of last week’s 34-13 victory at Purdue. …This is the 99th meeting between the schools, with TCU having won 11 of the past 12 games, including last year’s 42-12 victory. The Horned Frogs lead the series 51-40-7. … TCU is second nationally in defense, allowing 209.5 yards per game and forcing a three-and-out 60 percent (18 of 30) of the time.
Prairie View at Alcorn St.
When/where: 5 p.m.; SpinksCasem Stadium, Lorman, Miss. Records: Prairie View A&M 1-2, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Alcorn State 1-2, 0-0. Prairie View A&M update: Saturday is the Panthers’ first SWAC game since opening the season with a 44-23 victory at Texas Southern. … Last week, Prairie View A&M came up short at home, losing to 10th-ranked Nicholls State 42-35 after blowing a 15-point lead. … In last year’s 27-13 home loss to the Braves, Panthers quarterback
Jalen Morton was sacked five times. The 13-point output is the second-lowest by the Panthers under second-year coach Eric Dooley, whose teams have eclipsed 30 points in seven of their 14 games.
Alcorn State update: The fivetime defending SWAC Eastern Division champion Braves are off to a slow start in non-conference with their lone win a 45-7 rout of Mississippi College in the second week. … A week ago, Alcorn State lost 17-14 at McNeese State. … The Braves join Youngstown State as the only Football Championship Subdivision teams to score a touchdown (5-for-5) on every trip inside the red zone this season. … Alcorn State, which leads the SWAC in scoring defense (20.7), is going for its third consecutive victory over Prairie View and leads the series 42-15.
Northwestern St. at Houston Bapt.
When/where: 6 p.m.; Husky Stadium. Records: Northwestern State 0-3, 0-0 Southland Conference; Houston Baptist 2-1, 0-0. Northwestern State update: In last week’s 65-14 loss at LSU before a crowd in excess of 103,000, the Demons outgained the Tigers 114-63 in the first quarter but ultimately lost by 51 points to the No. 4 team in the nation. … Northwestern State allowed 610 yards to LSU and now goes against Houston Baptist, which leads FCS in scoring at 48.3 points a game. … Wide receiver Quan Shorts is the Southland Conference receiving leader with 9.3 catches a game. … The Demons won 31-28 in 2018. Houston Baptist update: The Huskies are coming off an impressive 53-52 victory at South Dakota, snapping a 20-game losing streak against FCS opponents. … HBU, which was selected as STATS’ FCS team of the week, also received votes in both national polls for the first time in program history. … Against South Dakota, Girdy Brito returned seven kickoffs for 249 yards, averaging 35.6 yards per return.