To the most recent generation of Baylor Family members, the Foster name is synonymous with campus growth and exciting new facilities. The Paul L. Foster Success Center brought academic and career counseling and support together in Sid Rich back in 2007, and the Foster Campus for Business and Innovation provided a stunning new home for the […]
Baseball fans from Waco to Denver (and beyond) remember Jason Jennings as a star ballplayer who was college baseball’s first consensus National Player of the Year, then the National League Rookie of the Year when he arrived in the majors. For children with special needs, though, Jennings’ impact goes far beyond his athletic prowess. The […]
If you’ve been watching Baylor sports over the last few months — from the Sugar Bowl on through basketball season — you’ve probably seen them. They stand out in the stands (and make for good television imagery) with their head-to-toe gold gear — but just who are the Gold Guys? We caught up with the […]
Both the Baylor men’s and women’s basketball teams earned top seeds in this year’s NCAA tournament — and as a result, they both get to open March Madness right here in Texas. In fact, this marks the second year in a row that both teams have earned top-2 seeds — a feat only accomplished by […]
Since Baylor men’s basketball won the national championship last spring, graduation and injuries have hit the Bears hard: Four title-team starters graduated (three went to the NBA, one to the NFL). A national top-30 signee lost the entire season to an ACL tear in October. The team’s leading scorer has played only 15 minutes in […]
The calendar says March just began today — but March Madness clearly began early for Baylor. In less than 72 hours — Saturday through Monday — Baylor’s basketball programs: Hosted ESPN’s College GameDay; Defeated Kansas (women); Beat No. 5 Kansas (men); Beat No. 9 Iowa State by 25 on the road (women); Beat No. 20 […]
It was the mid 1960s. On a trip across Texas, Baylor basketball legend Carroll Dawson (BSED ’60) — then an assistant coach for the men’s team — stopped at a gas station in Athens, Texas. The attendant asked about the Baylor sticker on Dawson’s car; when he learned Dawson was a coach, he proudly noted […]
Baseball fans love statistics, so here at the opening of a new Baylor baseball season, let’s start with some trivia: Who is Baylor’s all-time batting average leader? Long-time Baylor fans might have guessed MLB standouts like David Murphy, Jason Jennings or Max Muncy — but the answer isn’t any of those Baylor greats from the […]
If you’ve attended Baylor basketball games recently (or even seen some of the players and coaches around town), you might have noticed a camera crew in the vicinity. The reason they’re here is Our Time: an ESPN+ docuseries that exclusively features Baylor men’s and women’s basketball teams in its third season. It’s an incredible gift […]
It’s been more than three weeks since Baylor football wrapped up its 2021 season with a commanding 21-7 Sugar Bowl victory over No. 8 Ole Miss — but the honors continue to pour in. Most notably, head coach Dave Aranda’s Bears finished No. 5 in the country in the final AP poll — the program’s […]
