Baylor Brew 10/28: Runnin' Wild

Bears Pound The Ground En Route To 38-28 Homecoming Victory

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October 28, 2024

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Good Morning Baylor Fam. This weekend, our Bears took a cue from Forrest Gump.

What a Homecoming Weekend it was in Waco!

We’ll recap it all and much more in today’s Brew! Check it out below!

🏈 Runnin’ Wild
🏐 Elite McGhee
🎥 Baylor+: All New Episode of The Sic ‘Em Pod
🐻 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Runnin’ Wild. Nearly every member of Baylor’s rushing attack on Saturday was still in high school the last time the Bears rushed for 300+ yards in a game.

That changed on an unforgettable Homecoming Weekend as Baylor rolled past visiting Oklahoma State, one of the preseason favorites in the Big 12, en route to a 38-28 victory, their second straight game with 35+ points scored.

Including a career-high 142 yards by sophomore Dawson Pendergrass, the Bears rushed for 343 yards – their first 300-yard game since 307 versus Kansas in 2021.

Sawyer Robertson continued his strong play with 222 yards passing and three touchdowns, while also adding a 41-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to thrill a Homecoming crowd of nearly 45,000 at McLane Stadium. 

🔼 That’s Elite McGhee To You. Senior Elise McGhee is making sure to leave every ounce of effort on the court in her final season with the Baylor volleyball program.

The All-Conference performer delivered an All-American type performance on Friday, unleashing a career-best 30 kills, along with six aces as the Bears battled their way to a 3-2 thriller over #18 TCU in front of an electric Ferrell Center crowd.

McGhee became the first NCAA Division I player in over three years to tally as many as 30 kills and six aces in the same match.

🔼 Tourney Time. Junior Skye Leach’s first collegiate goal came at a perfect time for the Baylor soccer squad, who earned a 1-1 draw at Iowa State on Friday night to punch their ticket to the Big 12 Tournament, which begins this week in Kansas City.

Leach’s goal secured the No. 10 seed in this week’s tournament, setting the Bears up for a date with seventh-seeded Arizona.

A win against the Wildcats on Wednesday, would send BU to the quarterfinals on Saturday against second-seeded Texas Tech.

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE SIC 'EM POD

On this week's episode we're catching up with and
getting to know legendary Baylor gunslinger Seth Russell.

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE FOLLOW, EP. 8

Go inside Baylor football's statement win against Texas Tech in
this week's episode of The Follow, with exclusive interviews,
access at practice and on the sideline on game day.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Prior to Saturday’s performance by Sawyer Robertson, who was the last Baylor QB to throw for 3+ TDs in a game, while also rushing for a 40+ yard TD in the same game?

Think you got it?

Scroll to the bottom for the answer!

🏀 SNEAK PEEK

We are less than two weeks away from opening tip for our Bears
and this week, both squads gave us some insight into what’s
to come in 2024-25 at Big 12 Media Days in Kansas City.

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📅 ON THE DOCKET

Monday, Oct. 28th
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate (Fort Worth, Texas)
⛳️ Men’s Golf at The Clerico (Tulsa, Okla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITF Pro Circuit M25 Norman (Norman, Okla.)

Tuesday, Oct. 29th
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate (Fort Worth, Texas)
⛳️ Men’s Golf at The Clerico (Tulsa, Okla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITF Pro Circuit M25 Norman (Norman, Okla.)

Wednesday, Oct. 30th
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Arizona @ 5:30pm (Big 12 Tournament - Kansas City, Mo.)
🏐 Volleyball vs. Iowa State @ 7pm l Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITF Pro Circuit M25 Norman (Norman, Okla.)

Thursday, Oct. 31st
🎾 Women’s Tennis at TCU Invitational (Fort Worth, Texas)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITF Pro Circuit M25 Norman (Norman, Okla.)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Was there really any other answer? Of course it was RGIII.

🐻 Let’s get this weekend started, y’all!

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