Baylor News
Just one week before the season, Baylor football named Toledo transfer Dequan Finn its starting quarterback over former Mississippi State transfer Sawyer Robertson.
After losing most of 2023 to a season-ending knee injury, Garrison Grimes looks to continue Baylor’s elite long-snapping legacy.
Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah bring the conference’s membership to 16.
Head coach Dave Aranda has been open about the shortcomings of Baylor’s recruiting, citing a failure to aggressively pursue players in the transfer portal and highlighting an increased commitment to name, image and likeness (NIL) benefits next season.
Waco News
Covid-19
“Since July 1st, Baylor’s campus has had nine positives out of 48 tests,” Stern said. “And in the last month alone, we have had seven positives out of 29 tests, which is almost a 25% positivity rate.”
State News
Texas voters turned out in historic numbers Tuesday, delivering victories for State Rep. James Talarico and forcing a runoff between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s U.S. Senate contest that claimed national attention. The total early-voting turnout of more than 2.5 million marks the highest ever for a midterm primary election. The results also kicked off the 2026 midterm cycle.

