Baylor Bears 2015 Football Season
Baylor's Updated Injury Situation and Depth Charts
Baylor's injury-plagued nightmare continued today when news broke that the Bears would be without our top three current offensive weapons.
Baylor Announces that Stidham, Coleman, and Linwood are OUT for Russell Athletic Bowl vs. UNC
Briles announcing that WR Corey Coleman (sports hernia), RB Shock Linwood (Jones fracture) and QB Jarrett Stidham (foot) all out for bowl
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) December 19, 2015
Just to summarize things a bit. Coleman will have surgery on Monday, Linwood had surgery last week, and Stidham had surgery a little while ago. Stidham, Linwood, and Seth Russell are expected to be healthy for spring practice.
Baylor RB Shock Linwood OUT for Russell Athletic Bowl vs. UNC
Baylor RB Shock Linwood OUT for Russell Athletic Bowl with Lisfranc injury. Had surgery last week.
— Craig Smoak (@CraigSmoak) December 19, 2015
Briles apparently said that in his mind, Stidham was virtually ruled out for the game, too.
Baylor WR Corey Coleman OUT for Russell Athletic Bowl vs. UNC
#Baylor All-American and Biletnikoff Award winner @2cole_Bu is out with a Sports Hernia won't play in Bowl Game.
— David Smoak (@DavidSmoak) December 19, 2015
It appears that Corey's Baylor career has ended.
Advanced Stats: UNC Offense vs. Baylor Defense
In the first part of our Advanced Stats Preview, we're looking at the North Carolina Offense vs. Baylor's Defense according to F/+, FEI and S&P+, the metrics from Football Outsiders.
Baylor says Stidham NOT confirmed out for Russell Athletic Bowl
#Baylor confirmed to me that Jarrett Stidham has NOT been ruled out. The bone is healing as expected, but a timeline has not been set.
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) December 15, 2015
So ... yeah. He's not out. Yet. More info/tweets in the comments.
Briles: Stidham unlikely to play vs. UNC in bowl
It may be the news that Baylor fans didn't want to hear headed into the Russell Athletic Bowl vs. North Carolina.
First Look: UNC & The Russell Athletic Bowl!
Taking our first look at the Baylor Bears' Russell Athletic Bowl opponent: The North Carolina Tar Heels
Baylor Places 3 on AP All-America First Team
That is tied for the most in the country with Alabama.
WR Corey Coleman wins Baylor's first Biletnikoff Trophy!
#WRU has its @biletnikoffawrd winner. Congratulations to Corey Coleman. #SicEm pic.twitter.com/8jOPi05C4w
— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) December 11, 2015
Congrats, Corey!
Nine Baylor Bears Named to 2015 All-Big 12 Teams
In addition to dominating both individual line awards today, Baylor had 9 players receive First or Second-Team All-Big 12 honors today from the conference.
Baylor LT Spencer Drango named Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year
For a second-straight year, Spencer Drango is the #Big12FB Offensive Lineman of the Year. #SicEm pic.twitter.com/eUe1g8iw4y
— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) December 9, 2015
For the second-straight year. Congrats, Spencer!
Baylor DT Andrew Billings named Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
Andrew Billings is the #Big12FB Defensive Lineman of the Year - the first in Baylor history. #Beast pic.twitter.com/UUmHmacxIJ
— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) December 9, 2015
He's the first Baylor player to receive this honor. Congrats, Andrew!
Podcast: Valiant
An incredible second half of football comes up just short for the Bears, and we're talking about it on the podcast.
Baylor Opens as Favorite Over North Carolina
Baylor opened as a 3.5 favorite over their Russell Athletic Bowl foe, the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Player Updates from the Baylor Bowl Presser
We're finding out a few things about a few things.
It's the Russell Athletic Bowl vs. North Carolina
Clear your schedules for December 29, when the Bears will be in Orlando, Florida to face the high-flying UNC Tar Heels.
Baylor ranked 17th in Final CFB Playoff Rankings of 2015
Final #CFP25 https://t.co/cA5CcVi34L pic.twitter.com/FJmKHLxey3
— CFBPlayoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 6, 2015
One spot behind Oklahoma State, and one ahead of Houston.
Baylor vs. Texas -- The Morning After
Baylor's furious comeback fell just short yesterday against the Texas Longhorns, and the Bears finished the regular season 9-3.
QB-less Baylor Comeback Falls Short 23-17 vs. UT
The Bears scored 17-straight points on the backs of a dominant offensive line in the third and fourth quarters, but it wasn't enough.
Baylor QB Chris Johnson out vs. Texas with "concussion-like symptoms"
Chris Johnson is suffering from concussion-like symptoms and won't return today, per Baylor official.
— Brice Cherry (@BriceCherry) December 5, 2015
Halftime in Waco: Texas 20, Baylor 0.
Everything that could have possibly gone wrong in the first half, did, and Lynx Hawthorne is your QB. The Sugar Bowl is a long way away.
Baylor Bears vs. Texas Longhorns Game Thread
Baylor plays for a trip to the Sugar Bowl; Texas to avoid going 4-8. It's a crazy world out there.
Baylor vs. Texas -- GAME DAY
The last game of the 2015 regular season is here, and our Baylor Bears will welcome the Texas Longhorns to McLane Stadium with a Sugar Bowl berth on the line.
Baylor Announces Chrome-Green-Green vs. Texas
Here is the uni combo for the Bears tomorrow #ReturnoftheChrome #SicUT pic.twitter.com/6klafM9yi4
— Jeff Barlow (@JeffEquipBU) December 4, 2015
THE CHROME PICKLE HAS RETURNED.
ESPN: Players from Baylor's yesterday marvel at today's Bears
Stop what you're doing right now and read this piece.
Podcast Goes LIVE!
Mark and Peter are going live at 9pm Thursday to talk about the Texas game!
Baylor & Texas: The Advanced Stats Preview
Taking a look at how the advanced metrics generated by Football Outsiders view the game between the Longhorns and the Bears.
ODB's PREDICT THE SCORE game - the Texas Longhorns
I predict "no flood" this week. Instead of a pot of gold, hopefully the Sugar Bowl is at the end of our rainbow.
Baylor #12 in latest CFB Playoff Rankings
View full #CFP25 through Nov. 28: https://t.co/uwrsAveeLW pic.twitter.com/TbfMYBBTvV
— CFBPlayoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 2, 2015
I'm doing this on my phone, so please forgive any errors.
First Look: Texas Longhorns
Our last First Look of the regular season is the Texas Longhorns.