The Baylor Bears suffered another setback on defense this week as redshirt junior linebacker Jeremy Evans officially entered the transfer portal, further thinning a unit already dealing with attrition at every level.
As the Baylor Bears football program prepares for the offseason, recruiting never stops. After signing 3-star QB Quinn Murphy in the 2026 class during the early signing period, Dave Aranda and his staff are working hard on the recruiting trail.
Baylor has a lot of replacing and improving to do this offseason. With a large graduating class and loss of a lot of offensive production, Baylor will have to reload through the portal.
After the defeat to Houston last week, the Bears dropped to 5-7 and accepted the fate of missing a bowl game. In a wild turn of events this past week, multiple teams have declined their bowl invites.
It was reported a few days ago that Baylor was in line to hire Doug McNamee as its new Athletic Director. On Monday, it became official and he will serve as the newest AD for the Bears.
Interest is rising across college basketball for Lazar Stojkovic, a 7-foot, 220-pound center from Serbia who plans to join the 2026 recruiting class. And Baylor is firmly in the mix.
Baylor had one last chance to salvage momentum from a nightmare season. Instead, the Bears chose to stay home. With the College Football Playoff set and bowl matchups finalized Sunday, Baylor briefly emerged as a potential fill-in for the Birmingham Bowl after multiple programs backed out.
In a college football world that is ever-evolving, one thing that has remained constant is a system of post-season games as old as the forward pass-bowl games.
The Baylor Bears have a new athletic director. With previous working experience with the school’s athletic department in various roles, Doug McNamee takes over for Mack Rhoades and will have to hit the ground running.
Caden Jenkins is out at Baylor. The former Freshman All-American cornerback has officially been dismissed from the program for a violation of team rules, and it sounds like this one wasn’t up for debate.
Baylor just took another gut punch on the recruiting trail. Four-star cornerback Jamarion Vincent has officially flipped his commitment from the Bears to Michigan, marking the second blue-chip prospect Baylor has lost in the last 48 hours.