Baylor Brew 7/16: Young Gun

Powledge Named to DCTF 40 Under 40

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July 16, 2025

🐻The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning, Fellow Bears. There’s absolutely ZERO way you can look at these pictures and not have a great start to your day.

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

🏈 Young Gun
🏐 There She Goes Again
🎥 All New Episode of The Sic 'Em Pod
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: ALL NEW SIC 'EM POD

In this episode of The Sic 'Em Podcast, we sit down with former
Baylor Football standout and newly appointed Assistant
Athletic Director for Football Relations, Kaeron Johnson.

Kaeron shares his journey from the field to the front office, reflecting on
his time as a player, what it means to come back and serve the program in a
new capacity, and how he’s working to build strong connections between
current student-athletes, alumni, and the greater Baylor Football family.

Tune in for a powerful conversation about leadership, legacy, and what it
means to give back to the place that shaped you.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Young Gun. This week, BU football defensive coordinator Matt Powledge was named a member of the Dave Campbell's Texas Football 40 Under 40, which honors 40 coaches in the state of Texas that are under 40 years old.
 
Powledge, is in his second stint on the Baylor coaching staff and his third as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach. He previously spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons as the safeties coach and special teams coordinator on Coach Dave Aranda's staff, and was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Oregon in 2022. 

He helped spur the Bears to a strong season in 2024, helping Baylor win eight games and advance to the Texas Bowl. His defensive unit sparked a six-game winning streak to conclude the regular season, the longest such streak in program history. 

🔼 Inside The Huddle. Before we know it, the Baylor hoops’ seasons will be right around the corner.

No better time to jump in a practice with the Bears’ women’s hoops program and one of the new faces on the BU coaching staff.

🔼 There She Goes Again. Fresh off a dominant performance at the Volleyball Nations League, Avery Skinner is ready to rep the Red, White & Blue yet again.

Skinner was named a member of Team USA’s squad and will be competing agains the world’s best.

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 4️⃣4️⃣ DAYS

That’s right, we are just 4️⃣4️⃣ days away from kickoff of the 2025 season!

Did you know that 194️⃣4️⃣ is one of only three seasons the Bears have not fielded a varsity football program since its inception in 1899?

Like many other universities around the country, Baylor suspended their football program during World War II due to the large number of students and athletes serving in the military.

🏈 THE SUITE LIFE

🤔 BEARS TRIVIA

On Monday, Tyriq Kemp became the third Baylor shortstop drafted by the Royals in the past six seasons. Can you name the other two?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to see the answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Nick Loftin (2020) and Jack Pineda (2022)

🐻 Have a great one!

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