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It’s been 233 days since No. 20 Baylor men’s basketball last took the court on national television, but the wait is over. Hoops season is here, and the Bears will tip off the 2023-2024 season against Auburn in a neutral-site clash at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Tuesday night.
After reloading in 2022, head coach Scott Drew was forced to restock in Waco in hopes of fielding a national championship contender. He did that over the offseason and brought in another nationally top-15 recruiting class alongside potential impact transfers. For those who missed out on all the moving pieces, here are the fresh faces to become familiar with.
The Cougars scored a 2-point conversion in overtime to hand the Bears their sixth home loss of the season, the most among FBS teams.
After being gifted eight games on the Brazos by the Big 12 — the most in program history — and coming off a 25-24 loss to Houston, Baylor football now wallows in the lowest home-game win rate in the conference and the entire FBS.
No. 19 Baylor women’s basketball left Hardin-Simmons University in shambles after a 120-41 victory in an exhibition matchup on Friday night in the Ferrell Center. The Bears shot 65% from the floor, and all 13 women who saw the floor were able to find a bucket, with five scoring double figures. On defense, the green and gold forced 26 turnovers and allowed a measly 19% field goal percentage from the visiting team.
This week on Lariat TV News, we’re showing you how some brooms and a bit…
Fall SPorts
Football
Dillion Doyle has stepped into a bigger leadership role on the Baylor defense. He looks to continue the Bears’ success from last season, leading as a mentor and teacher.
Despite their historical season last year, Baylor football looks to build on that rather than lay in it.
With Blake Shapen taking over as quarterback, all eyes are on him following a big season for the program.
Cross County and Track & Field
Volleyball
The Bears look for their second win of the season against the No. 1 team in the Big 12.
Tomball Memorial’s got quite the kicker on its football team and she’s heading to Baylor.
Rankings gives sports teams recognition for their talent, skill and achievement throughout the season. But how does ranking in college volleyball come about?
Tennis
No. 6 Baylor Men’s tennis put together an impressive weekend, capturing the BNP Paribas collegiate challenge championship with wins over Cal, SMU and a comeback win over USC.
By Ben Everett | Sports WriterThe No. 14-ranked Baylor men’s tennis team remained undefeated this…
By Ben Everett | Sports WriterNo. 21-ranked Baylor men’s tennis remained perfect on the season…
Soccer
In Case You Missed It
While school was out of session for students to enjoy Thanksgiving with their families, Baylor Athletics continued trucking as it feasted. Across four different sports, the Bears combined to go 8-1 during the weeklong vacation. Here’s everything you may have missed in Baylor Athletics over Thanksgiving break.
From prime-time football in Colorado to penalty kicks on the Brazos, another eventful weekend in Baylor Athletics came and went. While the Bears fighting in the mountains were cast under the national spotlight, here’s everything else you may have missed in the Baylor sports world over the weekend.
Pro Sports
Missi was tabbed as the 22nd overall pick in ESPN’s Mock Draft on April 17, while Walter was projected in the lottery at No. 12. Fraschilla said they’re both “prototype NBA players once they physically mature in the next two, three, four [or] five years.”
In the 2023 season, Major League Baseball officials added the pitch clock to aid the speed of the game. After the season and now into 2024, I’ve seen that the pitch clock has been very useful and has accelerated the pace of the game.
Hot Seat
Baylor football has its eye on taking the Kinder’s Texas Bowl by storm as head coach Dave Aranda meets his former team for the first time since becoming as Bear as the green and gold battle LSU at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 in Houston.
Here is what the Baylor Lariat Sports Desk predicts the bowl game will look like.
The Baylor Lariat’s sports desk begrudgingly admits their flaws.
