re: If LSU played Baylor

Baylor would be in full-time passing mode because they like to run the ball to set up the rest of their attack and LSU's defense would shut down their rushing pretty easily, I think.

So, as the OP correctly stated, one major prong for LSU would be to keep Baylor's offense off the field but they would have to also ensure good pass defense. LSU could go with multiple and regular blitz packages and rattle the freshman QB until he couldn't see straight.

Short version: LSU would beat Baylor - easy.