The Big 12 released its 2018 football schedule Thursday. Nonconference scheduling will be released at a later date. Here's what Baylor's looks like:

September

The Bears open the season against Abilene Christian at McLane Stadium. The Bears then hit I-35 toward San Antonio for a rematch of their upset loss vs. UTSA. The Bears return home for their final nonconference game against Duke. Baylor remains at home to open up its Big 12 conference slate with Kansas on Sep. 22 and closes the month on the road, heading to Norman, Okla., to face the Sooners on Sep. 29.

October

The Bears open at home vs. Kansas State on Oct. 6, then stay on the road until November. Baylor heads to Austin to take on the Longhorns on Oct. 13 just before its bye week. The bye is followed by a short week of preparation before Baylor heads to Morgantown, W. Va. on Oct. 25 for a Thursday night meeting with West Virginia to finish out the month.

November

November will be tough on the Bears due to the constant travel. The Bears return home to start the month against Oklahoma State on Nov. 3, hoping to avenge a 59-16 blowout loss to a Cowboys team that will not have Mason Rudolph this time around. Next, the Bears head to Iowa State on Nov. 10 to face the Cyclones before coming back home to play their rival, TCU on Nov. 17. After that, the Bears head to Arlington for their final regular-season game of the year, against Texas Tech on Nov. 24, at AT&T Stadium.

The Big 12 title game will be Dec. 1.

Takeaways

After their debacle this season in nonconference play, the Bears should finish the nonconference portion of their 2018 schedule 3-0. Facing the Jayhawks first in Big 12 conference play should help the Bears start the season 4-0 and help carry momentum into their first test against the Sooners, who will finally be without Baker Mayfield.

October will be the toughest on the Bears because of the quality of opponents combined with the number of road games played in the month.