🐻The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

TGIF Baylor Family. The wait is almost over. The time has almost come. Our Bears are right around the corner.

What’s all stirring in today’s Brew? Check It Out Below!

🥇 Going For Gold
🏐 So Fresh, So Clean
🎥 Baylor+: Unleashed, Ep. 1 is HERE!
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: UNLEASHED

Baylor football is back and a new season is just weeks away.

Go inside of fall training camp like never before with the Bears as they prepare for their first game, with exclusive access, interviews and more in episode 1 of the Baylor+ original docuseries "Unleashed: All-Access".

🐻 BEARS IN PARIS

And the party doesn’t stop here!

What a win for Avery Skinner and Team USA!

Skinner unleashed 15 kills, 10 digs and three blocks to help
the Americans take home a 3-2 victory over Brazil.

Up next is a showdown with Italy on Sunday at 12 pm CST for the gold medal.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Praise On The Pitch. One of the leaders of this year’s Baylor soccer squad received some early praise as Tyler Isgrig was named to the 2024 Preseason All-Big 12 soccer squad this week.
 
Isgrig, a junior, started in all 19 games last season during her first year with the Bears after transferring from TCU. She scored six goals on the season, the second most on the squad, and had a team-leading nine assists. Her nine assists were the most in a single season by any Bear since 2015. 

🔼 And Another One. For the second time this preseason, newcomer Dequan Finn was recognized with a spot on a watch list.

This time, Finn earned a spot on the Davey O’Brien Award Watch List, which honors the nation’s top QB.

Finn, a transfer from Toledo, is one of 36 quarterbacks named to the award's watch list. Compiled by a subset of the Davey O'Brien National Selection Committee, this year's list was selected based on previous Division I career player performance as well as expectations heading into the 2024 college football season.
 
A native of Detroit, Finn comes to Baylor having played in 45 games over his collegiate career, including 32 starts. He has racked up 7,074 yards and 63 passing touchdowns, while rushing for another 1,840 yards in his career on 389 carries with 25 TDs. This is Finn's second-career mention on the Davey O'Brien Award watch list.

The official Davey O'Brien Midseason Watch List will be released on Oct. 22, containing active quarterbacks from the preseason watch list, players honored weekly as Great 8 recipients through the season's first eight weeks and any additional quarterbacks approved by the selection committee.

🏈: More On Finn’s Latest Recognition

🔼 Back For More. This time next week, the Baylor soccer squad will be breaking down film from its season opener at Mississippi State.

On that film will be a familiar face that some may not have expected to see.

After taking last year off, Marissa Gray is back for one more run with the Bears and the squad can’t be happier.

⚽️: View From The Hill - She’s Bacckkk

🔼 So Fresh, So Clean. With their season less than a month away, the Baylor volleyball enjoyed some of their new upgrades this week as they stepped foot on the brand new floor at the Ferrell Center that they will be playing on later this month.

🎮 IT’S IN THE GAME!

🎟 YOU PICK IT!

This week, Baylor Athletics unveiled a new Mini Plan option for the upcoming 2024 Football season.

The new “You Pick It” mini plan offers flexibility and allows fans to build their own mini-plan from three tiers of options to enjoy McLane Stadium this fall.

The Baylor Family can purchase the You Pick It mini plan for $225. Each plan includes the Bears' Homecoming Game on Oct. 26 against Oklahoma State and from there fans can build their plan based on their schedule for the remaining two games. 

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 22 DAYS

Number of the Day: 22(.5)

Since becoming a regular contributor in 2021,
Matt Jones has piled up 22.5 TFLs over the past three seasons.

That includes a career-high 11.5 last year for the Green & Gold

✍️ EXTRA, EXTRA

The first-ever Baylor+ Football Preview Magazine is available NOW!

Jump inside the huddle as both coordinators break down the depth chart at each position over the next few weeks as the Bears prepare for what will surely be an exciting 2024 campaign.

🗓 GOT PLANS?

Sure, we’re still a little over a month away, but the
inner planner in you NEEDS this.

You’ve got the dates, you’ve got the opponents,
now, you’ve got the THEMES!

The Baylor Athletics team released the six themes for the upcoming season at McLane and all the details you need to know for this fall!

🎙 SIC ’EM POD: KETRON JACKSON

On this week’s episode, we’re catching up with Baylor Football
wide receiver Ketron Jackson.

Last year for the Bears, the Royse City native was a pivotal part of Baylor’s downfield attack and provided plenty of big plays and exciting catches.

Now, in his senior season, Jackson is looking forward to a revamped offense, and playing a key role in this year’s on field success.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

With 8.5 TFLs this upcoming season, Matt Jones has the chance to enter the top-10 all-time in program history in that statistical category.

Who is the program’s all-time leader in TFLs?

Think you got it?

Scroll to the bottom for the answer!

🔥 GET ‘EM WHILE ITS HOT

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📅 COMING SOON

Thursday, August 15
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Mississippi St. @ 6:30 pm

Sunday, August 18
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. St. Bonaventure @ 1 pm | Tickets

Wednesday, August 21
🏐 Volleyball: Green and Gold Scrimmage @ 3 pm
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Hawaii @ Midnight CT

Sunday, August 25
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Portland @ 5 pm CT (at Honolulu, Hawaii)

Friday, August 30
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Texas A&M @ 8 pm | Tickets
🏐 Volleyball vs. Abilene Christian @ 11am | Tickets
🏐 Volleyball vs. Tulsa @ 7:30 pm | Tickets
👟 Cross Country at UIW Twilight

Saturday, August 31
🏈 Football vs. Tarleton @ 6 pm | Tickets

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Charles Benson.

From 1979-82, Benson piled up 49.0 TFLs, the most-ever by any Bear.

🐻 Enjoy the weekend, y’all!

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