Coming into its game against Long Island, Baylor averaged 114.5 rushing yards per game. Baylor more than doubled that with 270 rushing yards on Saturday.
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The Bears drowned the Sharks 30-7 Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium.
The Long Island Sharks will make the trip to Waco this weekend in hopes of snapping a two-game skid. It mirrors the situation Baylor football is in, as both squads hope to come out of this final tune-up game before conference play on top.
“We always kind of talk about how you have to go down before you go up,” Aranda said. “It’s easier to talk about than to go through that. But that’s where we’re at. I just feel like the character of the coaches and our players and just the integrity of it all, for sure, is going to be tested because it’s tough and you’re inviting a bunch of hate. But we have the makings of a good team.”
The Bears led by two possessions with 11:00 left in the third quarter, but the Utes stormed back with 17-straight points to win the non-conference bout.
Texas State shocked Baylor football with an upset win over the weekend, but the Bears know just how tough their next opponent is. The Utes will be rolling into Waco following 10 days of rest to clash with Baylor for a first-ever matchup. Both teams are dealing with injuries to their starting quarterbacks. The Bears will be without redshirt junior quarterback Blake Shapen for two to three weeks with an MCL injury, while Utah is monitoring star senior quarterback Cam Rising’s status.
It became clear early in the game that the offensive line was hurting Baylor’s chance at success. The first quarter saw four false start penalties from the group, and it added two more later in the game.
The Bears lost to the Bobcats for the first time in program history, propelling Texas State to its first win over a Power Five school.
The Bears are set to kickoff their season against the Texas State University Bobcats at 6 p.m. on Saturday at McLane Stadium.
Sophomore running back Richard Reese jumped onto the scene to produce the single greatest freshman rushing season in Baylor football history. In 2023, he has the chance to take even bigger steps with a newfound confidence, all thanks to a friendly rivalry.
Entering the 2023 season, the Bears are not in the national spotlight like they were a year ago. Instead, the restrained preseason pressure has given them a chance to ignore outside noise and work on their culture.
Saturday marked Baylor’s annual “Meet the Bears” event, where students, alumni and fans got the opportunity to meet their favorite student-athletes — snagging a few signatures along the way. The event is an exciting benchmark for many, as it signifies the beginning of the fall athletics season.
Call me a Pac-12 homer, but it’s a shame we’re losing the Conference of Champions.
After a down year in 2022, senior defensive lineman Gabe Hall and fifth-year senior defensive lineman TJ Franklin look to get the Bears back on track.
After a season in which Baylor football fell short of expectations, redshirt junior quarterback Blake Shapen said he had to self-reflect and take film study to another level.
Head coach Dave Aranda expressed his enthusiasm for the way his team competed over the summer, sharing the athletes’ excitement in early fall.
From familiar foes to new faces, the 2023-24 Big 12 season will be filled with first times and last times, meaning the Baylor Bears are in for potentially one of the most hyped seasons of all time.
Baylor has a long way to go coming off a disappointing 6-7 season that followed a program-best 12-2 season in 2021. Here are five things Baylor needs in order to have a bounce-back campaign.
Seven former Bears earned free agent contracts or minicamp invites while defensive lineman Siaki “Apu” Ika was drafted by the Cleveland Browns.
Currently, the highest degree earned by 942 full-time faculty members is a doctoral degree. 166 faculty members have a master’s as their highest degree and just one possesses a bachelor’s as their highest degree.
Head coach Dave Aranda told reporters on Saturday that a QB decision will be made at some point this week.
Lots went on over the busy Green and Gold weekend, so here is everything you may have missed.
With Baylor football’s spring football slate at a conclusion, head coach Dave Aranda said a decision on naming a starting quarterback should come at some point next week.
Baylor’s Free Farmers Market will be taking place from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday on Fountain Mall. This year, event organizers have added giveaways, a photo booth and more to encourage students to come out, get free food and aim to destigmatize food insecurity.
The Bears are moving on from six key offensive lineman and enter a new era with their front five for 2023.
Head coach Dave Aranda’s new defensive coordinator, Powledge, couldn’t stay away for long.
The Bears wrapped up their first scrimmage of the spring practice slate, and head coach Dave Aranda said he saw good things from both quarterbacks along with several transfers.
The Bears worked out 19 athletes in their annual Pro Day on Monday at Midway’s Activity Center in Hewitt, with 17 of them coming from head coach Dave Aranda’s 2022 squad.
The Bears finished their second day of spring practice on Thursday, and assistant coach and quarterbacks coach Shawn Bell embraced the quarterback competition.
Aranda said redshirt junior quarterback Blake Shapen and redshirt sophomore quarterback Sawyer Robertson will be at the forefront of the position battle.
