Picked by many to finish near the bottom of the Big 12, Baylor enters its bye week at 4-1 with a four-game winning streak. With a revamped defense, a surging DJ Lagway and a challenging schedule ahead, the Bears are turning preseason doubt into hope.
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The Bears sent a message with their 55-19 dismantling of Arizona State: When Baylor’s offense clicks, it can overwhelm opponents. Baylor still has lots to prove only five games into the season, but the Bears should be taken seriously.
Head coach Dave Aranda said earlier in the week that Baylor need more explosive plays. The Bears took that to heart as they exploded for a 55-19 statement win over Arizona State.
Colorado tied the game at 13 after trailing through the first three quarters. The score lit a fire under Baylor, who locked in across all three phases to win its third straight game.
Baylor’s offense was on and off in junior quarterback DJ Lagway’s return in the Bears’ 23-13 win over Colorado. The lack of consistency on offense left Baylor fans with more questions about the offense than before.
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Baylor will get a health boost with junior quarterback DJ Lagway returning alongside multiple key pieces ahead of the Bears’ conference opener against Colorado.
Baylor cruised by Prairie View A&M with nine penalties and three interceptions. The Bears understand that they need to clean up their play against a more competitive Louisiana Tech team.
Fifth-year defensive lineman Devonte Tezino was carted off in the first drive against Prairie View A&M and will miss the rest of the season. His injury proves to be the most recent in a series of notable injuries for Baylor.
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.
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.
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.
The Bears are back and the Lariat sports desk predicts how the upcoming season pans out.
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.
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.
After two years of stellar quarterback play from Sawyer Robertson, the Bears are turning to a room of fresh faces to captain the offense.
Welcome back to the Monday Morning Sports Buzz. In honor of Palm Sunday, I got some shots up on the ol’ minihoop this weekend. That’s as close as I’ll ever come to palming a basketball.
By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Writer Baylor offensive coordinator Jake Spatival found himself in an ideal situation a year ago.…
The Bears are back on the field as spring football opened into full swing Tuesday afternoon.
Baylor football’s spring practice opens Tuesday. Here are four major storylines to watch for.
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.
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.
Former Freshman All-American Bryson Washington is transferring to Auburn after three years in Waco, his agent Wyatt Mumfrey told The Lariat on Saturday. Washington set the Bears’ freshman rushing record in 2024.
DJ Lagway, a Baylor legacy, is transferring from Florida after two seasons in Gainesville. He was a top-10 recruit in the nation in the class of 2024.
