Baylor fans got their first look at “Nate the Great” in his first start under center for football, while volleyball traveled to the home of the best team in the country and soccer ended its nonconference schedule on a high note.
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The last time Baylor won a football game was its 30-3 win over UCF on homecoming. The Bears erased the 315 days since its last victory with their 44-3 win over Prairie View A&M Saturday night.
Junior quarterback Nate Bennett had waited two years for his shot at QB1. On Saturday, he made the most of it. With junior quarterback DJ Lagway sidelined following an ankle injury suffered in Baylor’s season opener against Auburn, the junior quarterback got his first chance to lead the Bears as the starter.
Junior quarterback DJ Lagway is expected to miss Baylor’s home opener against Prairie View A&M, per a report from On3’s Pete Nakos. Junior quarterback Nate Bennett is set to start.
Leaders are not always built by their on-field performance. Senior safety Michael Allen approaches leadership with his faith and investment in his teammates.
Baylor traveled 828 to lose in a heartbreaker in front of an Auburn-heavy crowd. The Bears are ready to show out for the fans back home.
Baylor maintains high hopes for the season despite losing a heartbreaker to Auburn in week one.
Aside from its sports bar atmosphere and eats, Hilltop Tavern is also home to the official watch party for Baylor’s away football games.
Excitement filled the air in Waco as football kicked its season off and volleyball was set for a top-20 clash. The weekend did not go the Bears’ way as football drops a heartbreaker and volleyball gets swept.
“Everyone believed we [were] going to win; I did, and we fought to try and get that win,” said Aranda. “Guys were playing through pain, discomfort, and all that. It’s one of the reasons for going for it. You know, we had a bunch of guys getting band-aided up, and we had a chance to kind of close it out.”
Baylor decided to try to win the game with a 2-point conversion with nine seconds remaining. The Bears fell inches short of the game-winning conversion, dropping the season opener to Auburn.
Senior safety Jacob Redding tore his ACL in the week leading up to the season opener against Auburn, according to Grayson Grundhoefer of Sicem365.
Baylor is gearing up for a rematch against a strengthened Auburn team in the Aflac Kickoff Game. The two sides will meet in one of the most anticipated matchups of week one.
Peach Bowl, Inc., CEO David Epps has taken NIL to new heights with the opportunities surrounding the Aflac Kickoff Game between Baylor and Auburn.
The Bears have a chip on their shoulders going into the season against SEC competition.
The fall sports slate continues to rev up as Baylor soccer and volleyball catch fire early in the season and football enters its first game week.
Fifth-year offensive lineman Kaden Sieracki and junior Koltin Sieracki got a glimpse of playing on the same line, just like in high school. As the only returning offensive linemen, their bond has helped the transfer-heavy unit.
Senior running back Dawson Pendergrass returns after missing all of 2025 with a foot injury. He is ready to take the running game to new heights as the longest-tenured back.
Although senior tight ends Matthew Klopfenstein and Hawkins Polley did not tally up video game numbers in 2025, they are poised to lead a tight end room with three underclassmen and a senior transfer.
After losing its top receivers from last year, Baylor’s new and unproven wide receiver room looks to replace the production from last season.
After a difficult 2025 season, Baylor’s revamped defensive line is looking for a turnaround under new coach Jacori Greer.
The Bears are back and the Lariat sports desk predicts how the upcoming season pans out.
Defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman comes to Waco looking to rebuild a struggling defense with new faces and a new identity.
Senior safety Jacob Redding entered Baylor as a walk-on with a chip on his shoulder. He turned that underdog mentality into being a defensive leader after a breakout 2025.
Junior quarterback DJ Lagway found himself returning to Texas after two underwhelming years at Florida. He now looks to turn his career around as Baylor’s QB1.
The Bears capped off their spring practice period with an open showcase where the team demonstrated some of the work it accomplished in the month-long padded grind.
They met with nothing guaranteed — not playing time, not recognition, not what came next. Now as the NFL Draft and graduation arrive, Josh Cameron and Joy Wells step into a future they built together through faith and belief.
The defensive line has seen themselves at the head of the Bears’ new “attacking” approach to the defensive side of the ball
With a veteran core and an All-American punter setting the tone, Baylor’s special teams enters 2026 leaning on rare continuity — rallying around a senior captain whose leadership has become the heartbeat of the team and the unit.
Position coach Dallas Baker has the wide receiver room queued and ready to make explosive plays this season with new faces under the lights at McLane Stadium.
