🐻The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning Baylor Fam. “Heroes get remembered. Legends never die.”

It’s a classic line from The Sandlot, but that’s exactly how a legend is exactly what Grant Teaff is for the Baylor family and this week, he was officially honored in front of the game’s best.

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

🏈 Forever A Legend
👟 Off and Running
⚾️ Jordan Year
🐻 And much, much more!

👏 FOREVER A LEGEND

Wednesday night in Houston, some of the biggest names in college football gathered to celebrate another year on the gridiron at the annual Paul “Bear” Bryant awards.

Amongst that group is Baylor legend Grant Teaff, who was recognized and officially received the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor is given annually to college football's finest coaches recognizing the outstanding achievements and extraordinary contributions made throughout their careers.

Teaff joins a list of college football coaching greats that includes Lloyd Carr (2024), Bob Stoops (2023), John Robinson (2022), Howard Schellenberger (2021), Bill Snyder (2020), and Frank Beamer (2019).

Coach Teaff was hired by Baylor University prior to the 1972 season and took a program that had gone 7-43-1 in the five years prior and turned the Bears into a perennial Southwest Conference (SWC) contender, capturing a pair of SWC championships, ultimately appearing in eight bowl games, and finishing ranked in the top 25 on six occasions.

🎥: Baylor+ - Miracle on the Brazos, the Official Documentary Of the 1974 Season

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Ain’t It Grand (x3). For the third time in the past eight years, John Peers is a Grand Slam Champion.

After winning a gold medal in the Paris Olympics this past summer, the former Baylor men’s tennis star added another piece to his mantle, bringing home the 2025 Australian Open Mixed Doubles Title late Thursday evening.

Peers won the mixed doubles championship at the US Open in 2022 and the Men’s Double Championship at the Australian Open in 2017.

🔼 Off and Running. Two weeks into the 2025 indoor season and the Bears have already brought home two Big 12 weekly awards.

After Demar Francis brought home the accolade last week, junior sprinter Tiriah Kelley was honored as the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Week this week.

The Plano, Texas, native grabbed her second consecutive first place finish in the 200m. Kelley's clocked time of 22.73 ranks No. 1 in the Big 12, NCAA and World in 2025. Kelley also was named one of Baylor's Performers of the Week.

👟: More On Kelley’s Award-Winning Week

🔼 Jordan Year. One more year.

Senior Wesley Jordan is ready to finish his Baylor career with a bang and he enters the upcoming 2025 season as one of the most highly-touted players in the Big 12.

On Thursday, Jordan was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team as the DH.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

How many HRs did Wesley Jordan hit last year for the Bears?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to see the answer!

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Friday, Jan. 24th
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. BYU (ITA Regionals - Austin, Texas)

Saturday, Jan. 25th
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Texas/Maryland (ITA Regionals - Austin, Texas)
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Utah @ 3:30pm

Sunday, Jan. 26th
🏀 Women’s Basketball at TCU @ 2pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at SMU @ 4pm

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