Author: Nathan Keil

Baylor and Texas wasted little time getting its offenses going in the first half. After winning the toss, Baylor used just 66 seconds to score its first touchdown. Senior quarterback Seth Russell orchestrated the six play, 75-yard drive and capped it off with a 50-yard touchdown run, giving the Bears an early 7-0 lead. However, the Longhorns answered immediately as freshman quarterback Shane Buechele found junior wide receiver Armanti Foreman for a 40-yard scoring strike, evening the score at seven. Texas, after intercepting Russell’s first pass of the Bears’ second possession, took the lead on a 37-yard touchdown run by…

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By Nathan Keil | Sports Writer We all have people in our lives who have greatly influenced us. We have people who have invested in us and encouraged us when we seemed lost along the road. We have people who have pushed us to take a deeper look into our own lives and forced us to examine the hard questions of life such as who am I, and what is my purpose? Those individuals may be our parents, our grandparents. They might be a friend we had growing up or an older sibling. They might be the pastor at our…

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We are just about to enter the halfway point of the college football season. For college football fans, including myself, that was a tough sentence to write. Although the conference season is young, it is never too early to begin thinking about the college football playoff and which four teams will have an opportunity to play for the national championship. There may be a lot of questions that run through our minds when the committee makes its selections. Will a two-loss champion make the playoff this season? Will the committee choose two schools from the same conference? For example, if…

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Moving to a new city or state can be a terrifying thing, whether it be starting school, changing career paths or searching for some place new to see because you have an adventurous spirit. As an follower of the Christian faith myself, these same rules apply, except that on top of finding your new favorite local eateries, the best coffee shops, and the places to spend your Friday and Saturday nights out, you need to find a local church. There is a need to find a community that will encourage you and help you invest in your spiritual health. Unfortunately,…

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By Nathan Keil | Sports WriterOn Friday night, Rice University looked to make a statement against Baylor as it hosted the No. 21-ranked Bears at Rice Stadium. Ultimately, its statement had nothing to do with the Owls’ football performance, as they fell to the Bears 38-10. As the Marching Owl Band took the field, members formed the Roman numeral IX in front of the Baylor fan section in an attempt to mock the recent sexual assault allegations and Title IX violations that have plagued Baylor and its football team. Once the band was done performing the IX, it shifted to…

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