It has been a tumultuous offseason for Baylor, from lost players to exhausted eligibility to transfers and flipped commitments. The Bears now look ahead to improve on an underwhelming 5-7 season.

The Big 12 announced Baylor’s 2026 football schedule Wednesday morning, outlining the Bears’ path through the upcoming season. A slate including pivotal conference games, a demanding late-season stretch and a six-game homestand.

Florida transfer quarterback DJ Lagway’s commitment to Baylor made headlines throughout the college football world. Now at his father’s alma mater, Lagway leads the No. 33 transfer portal class in the nation.

Baylor collapsed in the fourth quarter of its 41-17 loss to Arizona, despite a tightly-contested first three quarters. The Wildcats rattled off 27 unanswered points off three Baylor turnovers.

Baylor football is looking to bounce back after losing 55-28 to No. 13 Utah last week. They are running into an Arizona team that is riding a three-game winning streak.

Baylor football fumbled twice against No. 21 Cincinnati, falling to a -9 turnover margin on 16 total giveaways this season. Turnovers have plagued the Bears and kept them from completing late-game comebacks or finding early-game success.

The Bears fell in a 24-0 hole during the second quarter of Saturday’s loss, which marked the program’s worst offensive performance of the season.

Baylor football has not met its lofty preseason expectations through the first half of the season. They are trying to regroup and find that spark for a late-season push.

Baylor football will look to separate itself coming out of the bye week. Energy and intensity are pushing the Bears toward Fort Worth.

Baylor football has struggled at home, going 1-2 at McLane Stadium with losses to Auburn and Arizona State. They hope to take back home-field advantage in a physical fight against an underwhelming Kansas State team.

Baylor’s run game fell short in its season opener against Auburn, with redshirt sophomore running back Bryson Washington leading the team with 54 yards. Washington has since found his momentum, hitting the century mark in each of the next three games.

Baylor’s defense forced multiple red zone stops to keep their team within one score in their loss to Arizona State. The Bears will look to bounce back against struggling Oklahoma State behind the unit’s recent growth.

Despite a high-flying passing offense, the Bears’ run game and defense have lagged. After Baylor (1-1, 0-0) secured its first ranked win in three seasons with a 48-45 victory over No. 17 SMU, those groups will look to build on the momentum shift.

The record-breaking punter looks back on the stories that have shaped his career.

The deterioration of college sports has rendered a shortsighted compromise the best (and only) way forward.

Since McLane Stadium opened its doors to the banks of the Brazos, Baylor football has racked up two Big 12 Championships, four bowl games and 37 victories. Exactly 10 years from the first kickoff at McLane, the Bears will add more history, hosting Tarleton State to celebrate a decade at the home of the green and gold.

After being named the starting quarterback less than two weeks before Baylor football’s season kickoff against Tarleton State, sixth-year senior Dequan Finn put on his pads and kept grinding.

When redshirt sophomore Keaton Thomas lays his head on his pillow at night, the X’s and O’s of head coach Dave Aranda’s unique defensive playbook flicker like an old movie on repeat.

Baylor football had six Bears represent the green and gold on Saturday in the inaugural Big 12 Pro Day at the Ford Center in Frisco, with five competing in the events.

Redshirt junior quarterback Blake Shapen played three seasons with the Bears, including two years as the starter, after beating out Gerry Bohanon for the 2022 job.

Head coach Dave Aranda will be sticking around in Waco, but not with the same staff he had during a disappointing 2023 season.

Baylor finished the year 1-7 at McLane Stadium, which is the most home losses in the country and the most home losses in program history.

While the much-anticipated Thanksgiving break approaches, many Baylor sports are still in full swing. There aren’t any events on Thanksgiving Day, but no need to worry: If you have a craving for more Baylor Athletics, it can be cured by a stacked slate of green and gold over the rest of the weeklong break.

Baylor and TCU’s football rivalry is taking on an entirely different name when the two schools meet for the 119th time this weekend.

Don’t let the aroma of Thanksgiving dinner distract you: Bowl season is near.

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.

Baylor football and Houston are set to meet for the first time as Big 12 foes and first time since 1995 when both were members of the Southwest Conference.

The Bears have lost seven-straight home games to FBS opponents, dating back to a 31-3 loss to Kansas State on Nov. 12, 2022.

Let me preface what’s to come with a statement I truly believe – Dave Aranda is an elite defensive coordinator with a great knowledge of the game and has the makings of a successful head coach. With that said, I don’t think he resembles a ‘successful’ head coach in the modern collegiate game.

Baylor football heads into its bye week on a six-game home losing streak to FBS opponents, dating back to Nov. 12, 2022.