Fanfare
Sports News, Winter 2012
In mid-November, Baylor football's immediate future did not look promising. The Bears sat at just 4-5, needing to win at least twice in the final three games to keep the postseason streak alive.
A year ago this time, if the average Baylor fan knew of Terrance Williams, it was only as the man on the receiving end of Robert Griffin III's Heisman moment -- the last-second touchdown pass to upset No. 5 Oklahoma in front of a national ESPN audience.
At Homecoming, four families were honored as Baylor Stadium Founders for their transformational leadership and generous support to help make the Bears' on-campus stadium a dream come true: the McLanes, Williamses, Fosters and Robinsons.
A year ago, Baylor football's success under head coach Art Briles encouraged university Regents to begin exploring a new on-campus home for the program. A series of Stadium Founders stepped forward early in the process to get the ball rolling; now it's your turn to join in helping Baylor Stadium move from dream to reality.
Head coach Scott Drew's starting five features four upperclassmen and one freshman. The new face in the lineup belongs to one of the top signees in Baylor men's basketball history, making this a good time to share ...
One of three Bears named All-Big 12, senior forward Dana Larsen was also honored as an NSCAA All-American, just the third in Baylor history and the program's first since 1998. For her efforts both on the field and off, she was named the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year for women's soccer and Big 12 Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Baylor again leads Big 12 in graduation rate, Lady Bears begin national title defense ...