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A weekly podcast introducing the Waco community to the people behind Baylor’s teaching, research and distinct role in higher education.

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Baylor Proud Blog

College is about education, of course — but it’s just as much about the experience.

Thankfully, Baylor excels in both areas — and that’s the message behind the University’s new 30-second television spot, which debuted last weekend on social media and national television:

At least one Baylor Bear has played in the NFL every year for the last 90 years. You have to go all the way back to 1936 to find the last time an entire NFL season was played without a Baylor Bear.

This year, there are 15 Bears in the league to start the season: nine on active rosters, one on the injured list, and five more on practice squads. Here are the Bears we’ll be cheering on Sundays:

For almost a decade now, single-digit numbers have told a story for Baylor Football, and it’s one Baylor fans easily recognize: Single-digit guys are leaders, voted on each year by their teammates. It’s a badge of honor, like a helmet sticker, embodied by past stars such as Jalen Pitre and Terrel Bernard.

As the 2026 season kicks off, a new group of Baylor players have earned the nod from their teammates — six of whom made their presence known quickly, receiving the honor in their first year with the program. On the field and off, get to know the players who will be counted on to lead this year’s team:

We all knew it. Now the nation knows it, too. In a national vote conducted by USA Today, the Baylor Line run was named the No. 1 pregame walk-out tradition in all of college football, beating such other traditions as Auburn’s War Eagle flight, Colorado’s running Ralphie and Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman.”

Baylor ranks among the top 20% of universities in the world, according to two recent rankings.

Yes, you read that right. In the first ranking, U.S. News — perhaps best known for its annual evaluation of America’s top colleges and universities — looked around the globe at more than 2,000 universities, and placed Baylor among the top 20% on the planet.

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September 3, 2026
An illustration of the planned Endurance rover on the moon.

As scientists prepare for the next generation of Moon exploration, lunar rovers will play a critical role in discerning which samples are worth collecting and returning to Earth for study. 

September 3, 2026
Baylor engineering graduate students operate a BOND GL7 Machine in the Point-of-Need Innovations Center at the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative building.

ABET accreditation affirms excellence of Baylor undergraduate programs in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

September 2, 2026
Dr. Randall Bradley, interim dean of the Baylor School of Music, as he sits in Jones Concert Hall

Baylor's celebrated church music professor Randall Bradley, D.M.A., Interim Dean of the School of Music, is among this year's honorees of the Big 12 Faculty of the Year Awards. 

September 1, 2026
Moody School of Education Dean Shanna Hagan-Burke, Ph.D., Moody Foundation CEO Frances Moody-Dahlberg and Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone

During a ceremonial sign unveiling, Baylor University celebrated the naming of the Moody School of Education, made possible by a transformational $30 million gift from the Moody Foundation.

August 28, 2026
3D simulation of the turbulent velocity field as a massive star at the point of core collapse just prior to supernova explosion.

Baylor University is part of a $30 million NSF Science and Technology Center focused on understanding turbulence, a complex phenomenon with applications in fusion energy, astrophysics and hypersonic flight.

 

August 26, 2026
College football fan graphic celebrating USA TODAY SPORTS READERS' CHOICE AWARD for Best WALK-OUT TRADITION

Running the Baylor Line has been named Best Walk-Out Tradition in college football by the USA Today Sports' 2026 Readers' Choice Awards.

August 12, 2026
Baylor University students wearing protective glasses on Fountain Mall viewing the April 10, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse together.

As mainland Europe witnessed a total solar eclipse Aug. 12, Baylor researchers reported that viewing the 2024 U.S. eclipse increased awe and positive emotion, especially when experienced with others.

August 11, 2026
Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) building at dusk

Located in the heart of the Texas Triangle, America’s fastest-growing megaregion, Baylor is leveraging its position to expand research, develop future leaders and serve the needs of a rapidly growing and economically dynamic region.

 

August 4, 2026
Children looking at phones

As schools increasingly become "phone-free," thoughtful policies around phones can improve student engagement, behavior and well-being, notes a Baylor education researcher.

July 31, 2026
Christian rock band Third Day will play all the hits during 30th Anniversary Tour stop on Thursday, April 22, 2027, at Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas

Presale opens at 11 a.m. CT Aug. 13, with general public tickets on sale Aug. 14 for Third Day's 30th Anniversary Tour stopping in April 2027 at Baylor’s Foster Pavilion.

July 31, 2026
 Male teenager in the waiting room of a medical clinic - stock photo

New research by Baylor University psychology and neuroscience researchers suggests that people who are more prone to worry may find those quiet moments especially distressing.

July 24, 2026
looking into doorway of intact Etruscan chamber tomb

Just one year after uncovering a rare intact Etruscan chamber tomb in central Italy, a Baylor University-led archaeological team has made another remarkable discovery.