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Football:
Baylor QB coach Glenn Thomas on the offense:
Baylor QB coach Glenn Thomas said staff is working on mixing Oregon spread w/ NFL mentality. "I think it's going to be a unique scheme."
— Craig Smoak (@CraigSmoak) February 16, 2017
Heath Nielsen resigned his post at Baylor not long after a grand jury cleared him. We wish him well in his next endeavor. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports:
Baylor University associate athletics director Heath Nielsen announced his resignation from the role on Thursday, a day after a McLennan County grand jury cleared him of grabbing a reporter by the throat after a November football game.Nielsen, 47, was a 17-year employee of Baylor media relations.
Baylor football announced coaching assignments. From Baylorbears.com:
Here is Rhule’s initial staff with assigned positions…
Phil Snow - Defensive Coordinator
Matt Lubick - Co-Offensive Coordinator (Wide Receivers)
Jeff Nixon - Co-Offensive Coordinator (Running Backs)
Francis Brown - Assistant Head Coach (Defensive Backs)
George DeLeone - Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
Joey McGuire - Assistant Coach (Tight Ends)
Elijah Robinson - Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)
Mike Siravo - Assistant Coach (Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator)
Glenn Thomas - Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks)
Basketball:
Al Freeman will be back!
Al Freeman will be back for Baylor against Kansas after serving 3 game suspension for violation of team policy. But King McClure will start.
— John Werner (@JohnWernerTrib) February 16, 2017
The students are ready for Kansas:
We’ll have a lot tomorrow for the Kansas game.