When the Baylor Family descends upon Houston shortly after Christmas for the 2018 Texas Bowl, it should feel a lot like homecoming. After all, Baylor and Houston have a long connection that dates all the way back to the city’s namesake. Some 15,000 Baylor alumni live in the Houston area — second-most of any metropolitan area […]
After a one-year absence, Baylor is going bowling again — and in familiar territory, although against an unfamiliar foe. Baylor football is headed to Houston for the holidays, as the Bears will face Vanderbilt in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (Dec. 27, 8 p.m., ESPN) at NRG Stadium, home of the NFL’s Houston […]
Almost from the moment last year’s 1-11 season ended, Baylor football head coach Matt Rhule began assuring all those who would listen that Baylor would make a bowl game this season. On Saturday, the Bears made Rhule’s promise a reality. A 35-24 win over Texas Tech gave Baylor its sixth win of the season, making […]
Before Baylor volleyball head coach Ryan McGuyre came to Waco in 2015, the program’s best Big 12 finish was a tie for fourth place in 2009, and the team had made the NCAA tournament just four times in 34 seasons. In four years under McGuyre, Baylor has now finished as Big 12 runner-ups twice and has made the NCAA tournament […]
In 2017, Baylor soccer finished off the best season in program history by winning the Big 12 tournament and reaching the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time. The Bears’ encore in 2018? A school-record 20 wins, a regular season Big 12 championship, and a second straight trip to the Elite Eight. Baylor’s season came […]
Three trivia questions for you: 1) What is Baylor’s oldest current athletic facility? 2) What was the first featured event in that facility? 3) Who was Baylor’s first opponent in that facility? Chances are good you answered the first question correctly; that would be the Ferrell Center, which opened 30 years ago this fall. The […]
For generations of Baylor fans, it may be hard to believe that more than a quarter of a century has passed since Grant Teaff’s legendary days as head coach of the Baylor football team. His statue stands alongside the path between campus and the Umphrey Bridge leading to McLane Stadium, immortalizing the winningest coach in […]
With a Big 12 championship already under its belt, the Baylor soccer team now has its sights set on even loftier goals. When the field was set yesterday for the NCAA Tournament, the Bears were awarded the best national seeding in program history and the opportunity to begin a November to remember on their home field. […]
This Tuesday night, the Baylor Bears and Lady Bears will tip off their 2018-19 seasons in an opening night doubleheader at the Ferrell Center, giving Baylor fans their first meaningful look at two teams looking to build on a long string of conference and postseason successes. For the eight-time defending Big 12 champion Lady Bears, […]
Thursday night, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light,” a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the goals of the university’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate, across every area of campus life. What does that mean — for Baylor, for students, and for you? Read on: The goal: To raise funds that will support new opportunities for […]
