Bad news for No. 5 Baylor: Defensive end Jamal Palmer is out for the season with a torn ACL suffered Saturday against Texas, reports the Waco Tribune-Herald.

The school confirmed the news Sunday night, according to The Dallas Morning News.

SB Nation's "Our Daily Bears" has more on Palmer and what his loss means for the team, 5-0 heading into Saturday's showdown against No. 9 TCU:

He's been a major contributor for the Baylor defense each of the last two years and a big part of (the team's) improved pass rush and run defense so far in 2014. Losing him will definitely be a setback for that unit, both in terms of production and depth, if only because not having him means someone else you didn't plan to rely on for that spot has to step in.

Redshirt freshman K.J. Smith is seen as Palmer's most likely replacement.