Are Cougars and Bear Bachmeier catching Baylor — and Mother Nature — at the worst possible time?

Until his nightmarish outing against Utah last week, BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier’s most inconsistent passing performance this season was at TCU. Struggling to grip the football on a rainy, misty night at soggy Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Bachmeier completed only 11 of 24 passes for 62 yards, with no touchdowns and no interceptions. With star running back LJ Martin having sustained a high ankle sprain in the first quarter and the passing game going nowhere, Bachmeier took matters into his own hands and rushed 15 times for 73 yards and two touchdowns to carry the Cougars to a 17-10 victory. Why is that performance worth mentioning now? Because when No. 10 BYU hosts unranked but surging Baylor on Saturday (5 p.m., Fox) at LaVell Edwards Stadium, the field could be soggy and sloppy due to rainy weather expected earlier in the day. Originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m., kickoff was moved back to 5 p.m.

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