Daily Bears Report 8/13/2017 - Football Scrimage Video

This Week’s Events

Baylor Volleyball starts us off this week with the Green and Gold Scrimmage on Tuesday at 7 pm CT and then is off to Houston to take on the Rice Owls on Thursday at 5 pm CT. Soccer kicks off next with it’s home opener Friday against UL-Layfayette at 5 pm CT at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field. Football rounds out the week with Meet the Bears on Saturday.

Football

Tight ends figure to play key role in new scheme for Bears | Baylor Bears Football | wacotrib.com, Jordan Feuerbacher sometimes felt like a spectator in Baylor’s passing offense.

LB Coach Siravo Leaves Pizza Behind for Baylor, Having spent the first 40 years of his life in the northeast corner of the country -- and specifically Boston, Philadelphia and New York City -- the move to Waco, Texas, could have been a huge culture and temperature shock for Baylor linebackers coach Mike Siravo.

Rhule for Baylor Bears is to build program and new culture | Newsday, New Baylor coach Matt Rhule is focused on building a program and a new culture for the Bears

And Rhule says that approach isn't dictated by the Bears having to deal with the aftermath of a sexual assault scandal that includes ongoing lawsuits, investigations and possible NCAA sanctions.

"That's what I would have done at Temple," said Rhule, who is coming off consecutive 10-win seasons with the Owls. "All it is, is we try to build a culture of excellence where everything counts. What you do off the field, what you do in the classroom, how you treat other people is just as important as how you run a curl, how you run a post. ... We're trying to make sure our kids know what it means to be a man."

Crosby RB Craig Williams Announces Commitment To Baylor, TexasHSFootball, Baylor added another versatile playmaker to their 2018 class, adding a commitment from Crosby running back Craig Williams.

Lady Bears International

Brown, Wallace Meet in U24 Four Nations Tournament, Baylor women’s basketball senior guard Kristy Wallace and junior post Kalani Brown faced one another in the opening round of the in inaugural U24 Four Nations Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, early Saturday morning. Brown, representing the USA Basketball Women’s U23 National Team, came out on top, 78-60, against Wallace and Australia’s U23 National Team in Katayanagi Arena.

Coach Mulkey’s Clone

Rico Gathers

Dallas Cowboys: Rico Gathers finds end zone again | Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Cowboys TE Rico Gathers has scored two touchdowns in two preseason games. The former Baylor basketball standout continues to make strides in the NFL.

Rico Gathers Grabs Another Jump-Ball TD: “It’s My Ball; It’s Like A Rebound” | Dallas Cowboys, Two preseason games. Two touchdowns. Rico Gathers seems to be getting the hang of this football thing again. Gathers had a team-high four catches in Saturday’s 13-10 loss to the L.A. Rams, including a 25-yard touchdown – his second of the preseason – that tied the score late in the third quarter.

Yesterday and Beyond

Scandal Fallout

EDITORIAL: Court order in Baylor Title IX suit could yield critical truths, accelerate healing of rifts | Editorials | wacotrib.com, Given the Aug. 5 death of former Texas Gov. Mark White, the many eulogies praising his rare leadership and his final fight for accountability and transparency on the part of . . .

Bill Whitaker: Former governor demonstrated guts, insight on everything from seat belts to classrooms | Bill Whitaker | wacotrib.com, One drawback to reading John F. Kennedy’s classic “Profiles in Courage” at a young age is that it left me forever skeptical of politicians. In more than 40 years as . . .