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Good Morning Bear Country. Bruiser isn’t the only one excited for kickoff!

We’re ready to talk ball in today’s edition of the Brew!

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

🏈 Talkin’ Ball
🏀 Hoopin’ In Memphis
⏱️ Countdown to Kickoff
🐻 And much, much more!

🏈 TALKIN’ BALL

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 5️⃣1️⃣ DAYS

That’s right, we are just 5️⃣1️⃣ days away from kickoff of the 2025 season!

Who doesn’t love a good ole throwback?

The 195️⃣1️⃣ Baylor Bears marched their way to a 8-2-1 record and a berth in the 195️⃣1️⃣ Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech.

Led by second-year head coach George Sauer, the Bears finished second in the SWC and earned the #9 national ranking in the final AP Poll and the final Coaches Poll.

Four players—quarterback Larry Isbell, end Stan Williams, guard Bill Athey, and tackle Ken Casner—were recognized on the 195️⃣1️⃣ College Football All-America Team.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Nate The Great. Baylor track & field's Nathaniel Ezekiel has cemented himself as one of the all-time greats in program history, earning a prestigious spot as a finalist for The Bowerman, announced Tuesday afternoon by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
 
The announcement marked the first time in program history that a Baylor student-athlete has been named a finalist for the prominent award. Ezekiel appeared on all but one watchlist throughout the 2025 season.

The Bowerman is given annually to the top collegiate track and field men's and women's athlete of the year. Online fan is now open and closes at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 10.

The Bowerman Presentation will take place Thursday, Dec. 18, in Grapevine, Texas, at the annual USTFCCCA Convention.

🔼 Hoopin’ In Memphis. Earlier this week, Baylor men's basketball announced a four-year non-conference series with the Memphis Tigers, set to begin in 2025.

The Bears will meet the Tigers on Dec. 6, 2025, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. at 3:30 pm CT, televised by CBS. The following year, Memphis will travel to Waco on Dec. 5, 2026, and compete at Foster Pavilion.

During the 2027-28 season, Memphis will return to Baylor. final game in the series will take place in the 2028-29 campaign at Memphis in the FedExForum.  

🔼 Havin’ A Blast. Winners of six of their past eight, the young and hungry Royals are starting to surge heading into the MLB All-Star break.

Former Baylor standout Nick Loftin is havin’ a blast and one day after launching his third career MLB HR (Monday), he followed it up with a walk-off RBI to lift the Royals over the Pirates on Tuesday.

🤔 BEARS TRIVIA

Baylor and Memphis have only faced each other eight times before this week’s announcement about the home and home series.

Only one of those meetings came during the Scott Drew era.

Which season did that showdown occur?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to see the answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2014-15…

November 27, 2014 to be exact when Taurean Prince scored 20 points to lead the Bears to a 71-47 victory in Las Vegas.

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