The redshirt freshman left tackle ended 2012 on a very high note, securing Nick Florence's back side against UCLA in Baylor's big Holiday Bowl victory and leading numerous Bears on various All-Bowl teams.

The picture above is a still from the last play of the game, when Jim Mora decided to double down on what my dad would call "chickenshit" and throw for the endzone as time expired.

Now that 2013 is actually upon us, I decided to take a look back at the top moments from the year that was in 2012. This list is confined to January 1 through December 31, so the 2011 football season is out, despite how awesome it was.

One fan's experience at the 2012 Holiday Bowl. Baylor Nation showed up in force and did our University proud!

Let's carry over the celebration from last night's win to the basketball game in Spokane tonight against Gonzaga, shall we? The Bears are a heavy underdog in that contest but maybe our west coast fortune continues?

After going up 35-10 at the half, Baylor salted away a rout in the second, finishing the game with a 49-19 (as it should be) victory over the UCLA Bruins. Everything went right for the Bears tonight in an absolutely dominant win across the board.

Oh, and Nick Florence is now the holder of the Baylor single-season passing record. Wow. Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER BAY UCLA TD 8:01 Glasco Martin rush for 4 yards for a...

After nearly a month off from college football, we're back and ready to go tonight from San Diego, California. Let's hope the Baylor contingent on-hand is as big as it sounds from twitter and facebook!