🐻The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning Baylor Fam. In case you’re trying to capture a title this year on EA College Football… we know a guy to lead your squad (hint: check out #20).

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

🏈 All-American Guys
⚾️ Academic Ace
⏱️ Countdown to Kickoff
🐻 And much, much more!

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 5️⃣8️⃣ DAYS

That’s right, we are just 5️⃣8️⃣ days away from kickoff of the 2025 season!

Did you know that 5️⃣8️⃣ is the exact number of touchdowns the Baylor offense scored last fall?

Its the highest single-season total by the Bears since they scored 61 during the 2019 season when they went 11-3.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 All-American Guys. Four Baylor football standouts have been named preseason All-America and 12 Bears earned preseason All-Big 12 Conference honors on Tuesday.
 
Punt returner Josh Cameron (first team), linebacker Keaton Thomas (fourth team), running back Bryson Washington (third team) and punter Palmer Williams (third team) each earned preseason All-America honors from Athlon Sports.

🏈 More On The Preseason Accolades

🔼 Academic Ace. Not only was Gabe Craig an ace on the mound for the Baylor baseball squad this spring, he was an ace in the classroom as well.

Sixth-year senior right-handed pitcher Gabe Craig was named to the 2025 Academic All-America Third Team, as selected by College Sports Communicators.
 
Craig, a graduate student, completed his undergrad degree in corporate communication with a 3.69 GPA and owned a 3.72 GPA in grad school for sport management. On the diamond, Craig led the country with a microscopic 0.56 ERA, a 0.50 WHIP and a 17:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio during a season that saw him land five All-America honors. Craig finished the year with a 3-0 record and earned 10 saves, the most by a Bear since 2018.
 
One of four relief pitchers nationally to earn five or more All-America accolades, including three first-team honors, Craig was also named one of five finalists for the 2025 College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year Award. Additionally, Craig became the second Bear in program history to be named a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award.

🤔 BEARS TRIVIA

Prior to Gabe Craig’s Academic All-American honor on Tuesday, who was the last Bear to receive that recognition?

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Andy Thomas in 2021

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