On New Year’s Day, No. 6-ranked Baylor will take on No. 8 Ole Miss in the Allstate Sugar Bowl (7:45 p.m. CT, ESPN). But before the two teams kick off, here are seven things you should know to impress friends at your watch party: 1. Sugar Bowl history — The Bears are headed to the […]
When Baylor and Ole Miss meet on New Year’s Day in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the accomplishments of both schools’ football and athletics programs will be on display on the national stage. But before kickoff gets here… Let’s learn a little about the university behind the football team the Bears will be facing: Ole Miss. […]
It took a lot of effort and persistence, but on Dec. 6, 1976 — 45 years ago this month — the Baylor University chapter (Zeta of Texas) of Phi Beta Kappa was chartered. Phi Beta Kappa, as you may know, is the nation’s oldest scholastic honor society (and the first American society to have a […]
On the field and in the classroom, Baylor is leading the Big 12 Conference — as the reigning conference champ in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball — and now (once again), graduation rate. For the eighth straight year, Baylor student-athletes have led the Big 12 Conference in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) — extending a run that […]
Yesterday, the Baylor Family far and wide celebrated the announcement that Baylor had joined the top-tier of American research universities as an “R1” research institution. Baylor is now recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning as a doctoral university with “very high research activity” — one of just 137 such institutions nationally […]
‘Tis the season to be jolly and spread some Baylor Christmas cheer! If your loved one is part of the Baylor Family, here are a few gift ideas that are certain to make them light up: 1. First up: stocking stuffers! These stack bracelets and/or this watch band are great options. 2. A tree would […]
For the third year in a row, Baylor men’s basketball has claimed the No. 1 spot in the national rankings. Head coach Scott Drew’s team moved up to No. 1 on Monday after the Bears soundly defeated No. 6 Villanova on Sunday and previous No. 1 Purdue lost to unranked Rutgers earlier in the week. […]
Sometime next summer, it will pop up on newsstands across the Lone Star State, and when it does, everyone will know that football season isn’t too far away. We’re talking about Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, which for 60+ years now has served as a “bible of Texas football,” previewing Texas teams at every level — […]
For half a century now, the combined choirs and orchestra of Baylor’s School of Music have heralded the arrival of Christmas with a joyful worship performance. This month, a remastered presentation of their Emmy-nominated and Telly Award-winning “A Baylor Christmas” production will air on stations across Texas and 23 other states. During sold-out performances in […]
Has it really been 10 years?? It’s hard to believe, but a decade has now passed since Robert Griffin III (BA ’10) took the college football world by storm and set a new standard for what Baylor football players could accomplish. His memorable season — including an opening night comeback win over TCU, the miraculous […]
