Get ready: Tickets for #BaylorHomecoming and #BaylorFamily Weekend go on sale — online only — this coming week: Wednesday, Aug. 3. Returning to Waco for Homecoming (Oct. 20-22)? Visit baylor.edu/homecoming to get your tickets for Pigskin Revue (the best acts from Sing 2022) and the Homecoming football game. The Class of 1972 can also make reservations for […]
Just last month, the Baylor Family celebrated President Linda Livingstone’s five-year anniversary as president. During that time, she’s led Baylor through an incredible season: R1 research recognition, a successful $1.1 billion fundraising campaign, faculty growth, campus updates, and more. President Livingstone’s leadership here at Baylor has attracted attention across higher education, leading to national leadership […]
As an assistant coach at Baylor for 18 years, Mitch Thompson was a part of some of the greatest moments in Baylor baseball history, thanks in part to his recruiting of some of the top players in program history. Now, Thompson is beginning a new chapter as the 20th head coach in Baylor Baseball history, […]
Since 2000, only 15 schools have had top-10 NBA picks in consecutive years. The list is full of names like Duke, Kentucky, Kansas — and now, Baylor. Baylor freshman Jeremy Sochan was selected at No. 9 overall in Thursday night’s NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. He becomes the eighth first-round pick in program […]
If you’ve been a Houston sports fan at any point in the last 50 years, you’re likely familiar with John McClain (BA ’75). The hall of fame sportswriter (and Baylor grad) earned the nickname “The General” while working for the Houston Chronicle for 47 years, until his retirement earlier this spring. A Waco native, McClain’s sportswriting […]
Looking for some summer reading? Whether your interest is sports, healing racial division, or self-care, we’ve got some recommendations for you — all written by Baylor Bears! First up: The Road to J.O.Y.: Leading with Faith, Playing with Purpose, Leaving a Legacy, by Baylor men’s basketball coach Scott Drew. Drew’s rebuilding of the Baylor program has […]
For the 20th time in 23 seasons, Baylor men’s tennis is headed to the Sweet 16! Head coach Michael Woodson’s Bears — the No. 3 overall seed in this year’s NCAA tournament — got there by sweeping Abilene Christian on Friday, 4-0, and then fending off No. 25 Texas A&M on Saturday, 4-2. Baylor has […]
Baylor men’s tennis finished last season as national runners-up. They’re aiming to finish one win better this season. Head coach Michael Woodson’s Bears are the No. 3 overall seed in this year’s NCAA tournament, and will host first- and second-round matches this weekend at the Hurd Tennis Center. Baylor earned that right by finishing the […]
By the time the 2022 NFL draft concluded on Saturday, six Baylor Bears had heard their name called. That number: Was the most of any school in Texas; Tied for 7th-most nationally; Accounted for nearly 1/4 of the Big 12’s 25 total draftees; and Matched the program record (set in 2016) for most players selected in […]
When you’re part of a program that has won six straight national titles, most everyone’s minimum expectation for you is the maximum accomplishment in your sport. If that has been in any way a burden, Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling continues to carry it well — and with added style. Baylor A&T won its seventh straight […]
