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2012 football accolades well-deserved as Bears prep for Holiday Bowl

…c All-American (Florence) 18 Academic All-Big 12 selections (Baker, Alex Bonilla, Rhett Butler, Trevor Clemens-Valdez, Spencer Drango, Florence, Clay Fuller, Jake Jackson, Najvar, Levi Norwood, Kevin Park, Bryce Petty, Matt Ritchey, Marcus Santa-Cruz, Brody Trahan, Michael Valdez, Chris Winkler, Erik Wolfe) The FootballScoop Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year (Kaz Kazadi) Whether you’re in San Diego for the bowl, at home watching on TV, or…

Rounding up all the Baylor Christmas 2012 cheer

“Silent night,” indeed. Campus is quiet now, with faculty, staff and students gone for Christmas and Baylor football off to San Diego for the Holiday Bowl. We’re taking a break as well (except for covering the bowl, of course). While we’re away, enjoy this round-up of Christmas at Baylor, 2012): This year’s Baylor Proud Christmas card Previous Baylor Proud Christmas cards (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011) This year’s official university Christmas…

700+ Baylor students headed west for Holiday Bowl

…et your DVRs.) After the parade, students will then attend the game that evening, spend the night in San Diego, and leave for Waco the next afternoon. Special thanks to lead donors Kirk and Carol Townsend and supporting donors Ken and Alice Starr and Ken and Celia Carlile for helping offset the costs of the trip to make it more affordable to our students. Sic ’em, Bears! [If you want to follow along during the students’ travels next week (or if yo…

Help bring Baylor football home to campus!

…le gift to the Baylor Stadium Bricks campaign, Baylor will install a brick engraved with your personal message at the new stadium. Maybe you’d like to pay tribute to those who have been important in your life — family, friends, maybe a former professor — or just celebrate the Bears’ past successes (and those yet to come). Four varieties of Baylor Stadium Bricks are available: 4×8-inch red brick ($175 gift); 8×8-inch red brick ($350 gift); 8×8-inch…

Join your fellow Bears at all the events around the Holiday Bowl — even in your own city

….m. (ESPN) For details on these and other events surrounding the game, as well as tickets, travel packages, Holiday Bowl apparel and more, visit baylor.edu/nation or the BaylorBears.com Bowl Central. Can’t make it to San Diego for the game? Join your fellow Bears at watch parties all over the country! Click here for a list of Baylor Alumni Network-sponsored Holiday Bowl watch parties. (Also, fans unable to attend the game should note that the Port…

Baylor QB named first-team Academic All-American

…last eight years to make the Academic All-America football team, joining Dani*]}*el Sepulveda (2005, 2006), Joe Pawelek (2008, 2009), Derek Epperson (2010) and Robert Griffin III (2011). The Garland, Texas, native graduated high school a semester early, then earned his degree in economics from Baylor (with a 3.79 GPA) in just three and a half years. He is currently working on his MBA in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business. On the field, Florence lead…

Bowl bound again: Baylor invited to 2012 Holiday Bowl in San Diego

…dents may purchase tickets for $65 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Bill Dani*]}*el Student Center Ticket Office from Dec. 5-7 or until supplies are exhausted. Additional tickets are available to all fans through the Holiday Bowl website. Baylor fans interested in travel packages to San Diego for the game may sign up for information with Anthony Travel. Travel options will be sent via email from Baylor’s travel partner as soon as they become available…

Baylor alumni gathering all over the country to celebrate Christmas together

…Christmas. Upcoming events in Dallas and Houston for young alumnae offer evenings of holiday recipes and Christmas cheer. Mama Bears and their families are invited for a Christmas picnic and parade in Austin and a cookie party in Dallas. This weekend, Bears will make Christmas wreaths together near Denver and exchange cookies in Washington, D.C. A holiday mix and mingle event in Houston will bring together Baylor lawyers, while a Christmas tea bri…

Baylor wins Big 12 soccer title, heads to NCAA tourney as No. 3 seed

…ng the regular season, then swept through the Big 12 Championship last weekend in San Antonio to win the program’s second-ever league title. How good is this team? The Bears are ranked 11th in the latest NSCAA poll and ninth in RPI. At 17-1-4 on the year, Baylor is one of just four teams in the country (out of 321 Division I schools) with only one loss, joining No. 1 Stanford (17-1-1), No. 2 BYU (18-1-1) and No. 4 San Diego State (19-1-1). But for…

Homecoming BUGWB performance earns rave reviews

…The reaction from fans at Baylor’s Homecoming victory over Kansas was swift and seemingly unanimous: the halftime show by the Baylor University Golden Wave Band (BUGWB) was about the best anyone could remember. In case you missed it (or just want to see it again), here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md0r-NNj7S8 Sic ’em, BUGWB!…