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Top Of The Morning Bear Country. There’s truly nothing like the Baylor Fam, right?

One of the top defensive minds in the country knew that and now he’s heading to Waco.

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏈 A Waco Welcome
📈 Poll Position
🎥 Baylor+: All New Sic ‘Em Pod
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE SIC 'EM POD

The Baylor track & field squad opened up its indoor slate this past weekend,
even when the cold weather blew through the south.

Combining those two topics, Baylor+ is excited to unveil its latest Sic ‘Em Pod with former BU star and Bobsled Gold Medalist Kehri Jones.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 A Waco Welcome. Known around college football as one of the top defensive coaches in the country for the past decade-plus, Paul Gonzales now has a new home and that home is McLane Stadium.

This week, Baylor head coach Dave Aranda announced the addition of Gonzales to his staff, naming him the Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/ Cornerbacks coach for the Bears.
 
Gonzales comes to Baylor after establishing himself as one of the top secondary assistant coaches in college football over 13 years at TCU, coming up under former Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson before continuing on the staff under current TCU head coach Sonny Dykes. 

🏈: More On The Latest Addition to the Bears’ Staff

🔼 Poll Position. There’s a few extra digits next to a few Baylor program’s this week.

For the fourth different time this year, the Baylor men’s hoops squad finds itself in the top-25, earning a spot at 2️⃣5️⃣ in this week’s AP Poll.

On the diamond, the Baylor softball program will open up its 2025 season next month at #16 in the Softball America Preseason Poll, unveiled on Monday.

🔼 She’sss Bacckkk. It may be a new year, but the results are still the same - Alexis Brown is a beast.

The reigning Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year for track & field opened her indoor season with a bang, winning the long jump competition with an impressive mark of 21-10.25.

The jump by Brown broke the indoor long jump Baylor program, meet and facility record. Brown currently ranks No. 1 in the NCAA with a 7.5 inch lead and is only 1.25 inches away from entering the all-time NCAA indoor top-25.
 
Overall, the Bears left the McFerrin-12 Degree Invitational in College Station with five gold medals, three of those being in field events.

👟: The Full Recap

🔼 Coming Soon… The Baylor women's basketball team will play in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic at the Prudential Center against the UCLA Bruins on January 20.

The Coretta Scott King Classic was formed to honor the legacy of Mrs. King and celebrate female empowerment in sports. Check out what Baylor star Bella Fontleroy has to say about the importance of playing in this inaugural event.

🎥 COURT TALK WITH COACH WOODSON

The action is about to heat up on the hard courts as the Baylor men’s tennis squad kicked of their season on Sunday with a little doubleheader action at Hurd Tennis Center.

Prior to the opener, Baylor+ sat down for an exclusive interview with Coach Woodson to get a little insight on what’s ahead this spring for the Bears.

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Tuesday, Jan. 14th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Utah @ 7pm l Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Arizona @ 10:30pm

Friday, Jan. 17th
👟 Track & Field at Corky Classic (Lubbock, Texas)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Wake Forest @ 1pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Houston @ 6pm l Tickets

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Before starring for Team USA on the Bobsled course, Kehri Jones earned All-Big 12 accolades on the track in three different events for the Bears.

How many of those three events can you name?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to see the answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Outdoor 100m (2014), Outdoor 4×100 relay (2014), Indoor 60m (2014).

🐻 Have a great one, y’all!

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