Baylor Brew 8/12: The Rhoades Ahead

AD Mack Rhoades Sits Down To Preview The Year Ahead

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August 12, 2024

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Good Morning Baylor Family. Game Week is officially here for the Bears and there’s no better person to preview the road ahead than our leader.

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

🥇 Golden Girl
⚽️ Game Week
🎥 Baylor+: Exclusive Sitdown
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: EXCLUSIVE SIT DOWN

Join Vice President & Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Baylor University Mack Rhoades in a Baylor+ exclusive sit-down interview to get an
update on everything happening in Baylor Athletics.

Rhoades sits down with SicEm365 owner Colt Barber to discuss NIL, athletic facility updates, Baylor football & basketball, and so much more.

🤝 HOWDY PARTNER

A partnership unlike any other.

Late last week, Baylor Athletics introduced an innovative collaboration to further support the fandom of passionate Baylor fans worldwide. 

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Baylor+ has joined forces with SicEm365 to launch the Baylor+ SicEm365 Bundle, a one-stop-shop providing fans with access to both platforms at a significant discount.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Golden Girl. What’s better than a gold medal? How about two of them?

Orrr even better how about THREE!

That’s what former Baylor great Brittney Griner has in her collection after Team USA gutted out a 67-66 victory on Sunday against the host nation, France, to win the Americans an eighth straight gold medal, of which Griner has been a part of three of them.

Kristy Wallace, a member of the Australian national team, took home a bronze medal with the Aussies toppling Belgium 85-81.

With Griner and Wallace’s medals, former Bears won FOUR medals at this year’s Olympic games, which sets a new school record for the most medals one at a single Olympic games.

🔼 The Grind Continues. One week down. Three to go.

The Bears are grinding their way through training camp with their eyes set fully on the 2024 season ahead.

We’ve got plenty of insight from camp.

🔼 Game Week. It’s been over two months since we’ve been able to cheer on our Bears.

That changes this week as the 2024-25 athletic calendar officially kicks off on Thursday when the Baylor futbol squad heads to Starkville to take on Mississippi State.

Game time is set for 6:30 pm.

🎙 THE NEW INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Inside Baylor Sports is back and better than ever! Join our new hosts Colt Barber and Grayson Grundhoefer every week day for all of the latest
Baylor Athletics news & updates, hot takes, exclusive guest interviews,
and so much more.

On today's episode, we're breaking down Baylor Athletics' busy summer, including Coach Drew's decision to stay, Nicki Collen's contract extension, Baylor's enormous presence at the Paris Olympics, and of course Baylor Football's exciting offseason. 

🎟 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: 19 DAYS

Number of the Day: 19

It was quite a first impression for Caden Jenkins in 2023.

Freshman All-American.
A huge play in a historic comeback.
Now, it’s time for more.

Jenkins is back roaming the defensive secondary
and he’s got a familiar face back there with him now.

✍️ 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 TRIVIA

With the 2024 season just a few days away, the Baylor soccer squad is ready to take another step this fall.

Last year, 11 different Bears found the back of the net, led by a breakout year from Ashley Merrill. How many of those goal scorers return to the Green & Gold this fall?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom for the answer!

🎥 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".

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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: Nine.

Nine of the 11 goal scorers (31 of 33 goals) from last year’s squad are back for more.

🐻 Let’s get this week started!

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