The BearsIllustrated Podcast: A Baylor Athletics Podcast

Which true freshmen are set to make an impact in the Big 12 in 2023? Andrew and Cooper go team-by-team discussing which newcomers are ready to hit the field! Texas - 1:30 Kansas State - 7:30 Oklahoma - 13:00 Texas Tech - 19:00 TCU - 25:00 Baylor - 31:00 Oklahoma State - 35:30 UCF - 40:30 Kansas - 44:30 Iowa State - 49:00 BYU - 52:00 Houston - 53:00 Cincinnati - 56:00 West Virginia - 58:30 Host: Andrew Ivins & Cooper Petagna Follow or Subscribe to the 247Sports Football Recruiting podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football played their 2023 spring game a couple of Saturdays ago. Dave Aranda switched up the format for this year's version of the game, going with an offense vs defense matchup instead of splitting the roster up into two even teams. In this matchup which featured a unique scoring format, such as 2 points for offensive plays of 20+ yards and 3 points for a defensive 4th down stop, the offense topped the defense by a score of 38-27. Much of the offense's success in the spring game came through the running backs and the tight ends. Those are two areas where the Bears seem to have a lot of depth this year. To hear about which RBs and TEs to keep an eye on in the fall, as well as how the rest of the team looked and how returning quarterback Blake Shapen compared with transfer quarterback Sawyer Robertson, tune in to this episode of the BearsIllustrated Podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The time has come to wrap up the Baylor basketball season. Ahead of the Final Four, Andrew Miner and Pranay Malempati jump on to record a basketball season finale of the Bears Illustrated Podcast. One word to describe the year: Inconsistent. That's what Baylor hoops was this year, on both the men's and women's side. We recount what stands out most from this season, the last tournament games for the Bears and give you our Final Four picks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Baylor basketball gears up for the NCAA Tournament as the 3-seed in the South Region, we preview their path to another Final Four. It starts with their a first-round matchup against 14-seed UC Santa Barbara which would be followed up in a Round-of-32 matchup by the winner of 6-seed Creighton and 11-seed NC State. The top two seeds in the South region are No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Arizona. The Baylor women's basketball team also will begin their NCAA tournament play this weekend, the Lady Bears' 19th straight appearance. The women earned a 7 seed this year, lower than usual. They will play 10-seed Alabama in the first round of the Seattle Regional, and would likely face off against 2-seed UConn if they were to make it to the Round of 32. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want more college hoops insight and bracket advice? Download and follow the Eye on College Basketball podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.  Gary Parrish and David Cobb preview the South Region of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Join the Eye On College Basketball Bracket Games. You can play in a men's or women's bracket pool with friends and there are Men's and Women's Challenges where you can win a trip to each respective 2024 Final Four. PLUS, if players play in both the Men's and Women's Challenges, they will be entered to win a new electric crossover SUV (Nissan ARIYA) cbssports.com/eyeon You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast." Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Thursday afternoon, Baylor basketball was knocked out of the Big 12 tournament in the quarterfinals by Iowa State, the third time Baylor has fallen to the Cyclones this season, each loss coming in convincing fashion. The Bears have won just one Big 12 tournament since 2017. Jalen Bridges put up a terrific offensive performance, scoring 28 points including seven made three-points. But the rest of the offense couldn't muster much up. And Baylor's defense didn't fare much better, allowing Iowa State to grab 20 offensive rebounds. So what is next for Baylor? Can they still make a deep run in the NCAA tournament, or is the slow finish to the season a bad sign of the Bears' March Madness hopes? What does Baylor need to improve and who are the teams we would and would not like to see in potential second weekend matchups? We discuss those questions and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As No. 7 Baylor basketball finishes up its regular season, we take a look at how well-positioned they are to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament. Baylor knocked off No. 9 Texas on Saturday and beat Oklahoma State on the road on Monday, both largely without superstar freshman Keyonte George. In George's absence, backup point guard Dale Bonner came through big. We also touch on the Baylor women's basketball team. Specifically, how far do the Lady Bears have to go in the NCAA Tournament to make up for a lackluster, up-and-down regular season, a season where they failed to win the Big 12 regular season title for the first time in 14 years? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here we are Baylor fans, just three games left before the end of the basketball regular season and we enter into March. For Scott Drew and the Bears, they have to be thankful that they are no longer in Kansas, but the road does not get any easier with the Longhorns coming to Waco. On this episode of the Bears Illustrated Podcast, we discuss how we feel about Baylor hoops after two disastrous second halves against both Kansas and Kansas State. We debate to see which one was worse: a 55-point allowance to the Jayhawks or a 44-point allowance to the Wildcats. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor basketball has reeled off 4 straight wins to step into a tie for first place in the Big 12 with Kansas and Texas, with five games remaining on the schedule. The Bears next three games will have massive Big 12 title implications, starting with Saturday's thrilling matchup in Lawrence, as Baylor takes on the No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks with ESPN's College Gameday in town. That will be followed by a game at No. 12 Kansas State to finish the Sunflower 2-step and then a matchup in Waco against No. 6 Texas. Can Baylor keep winning and claim the Big 12 title for the third straight year? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Both the Baylor men's and women's basketball teams were in action Wednesday night. The men's team, led by Keyonte George's 32 points, beat West Virginia to pick up their first conference win of the season after an 0-3 start. The women were not as fortunate, falling to Oklahoma State at home. We discuss both of these performances and the look-ahead. But first, of course, we tell you why TCU's 65-7 loss to Georgia was inevitable and why it does NOT take away from TCU's season or the strength of the Big 12 conference. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shehan Jeyarajah was the only CBS Sports analyst to pick TCU to upset Michigan in the College Football Playoff. He explains why he has again picked TCU to knock off Georgia in the National Championship Game, and what it would mean for TCU and for the Big 12 if the Horned Frogs take home the national championship. Jeyarajah also shares his thoughts on the Baylor Football season, the state of Baylor basketball, where the Big 12 stands in the conference picture, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ultimately, Baylor's season did not end the way the Bears hoped that it would back in August. Big 12 championship repeat and CFP aspirations came crashing down much earlier than expected. There were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. We break down the season that was for Baylor football and look forward to what lies ahead both in the short and long run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Baylor basketball is in the midst of a 16 day layoff between their last game, a win over #18 Gonzaga and their next one, a matchup in Dallas against the Pac-12's Washington State, the BearsIllustrated Podcast is joined by SicEm365's Kendall Kaut. Kendall has previously written a book titled, "How They Drew It Up: Baylor's Unforgettable 2021 Championship Season," chronicling the Bears' National Championship run a couple years ago. We ask Kendall about Baylor basketball's strengths and weaknesses and his experience attending Baylor's win over Gonzaga in South Dakota (he says he never wants to visit the Mount Rushmore state again). And of course, we ask him how this team's top three guards - Adam Flagler, LJ Cryer, and Keyonte George - compare with the 2021 championship trifecta of Jared Butler, Davion Mitchell, and MaCio Teague. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football finished their season with a loss at Texas on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The Bears hung in there for three and a half quarters, but Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson quite literally ran away with the game for the Longhorns from there. Much drama exists around college football as well, with the penultimate college football playoff rankings coming out on Tuesday evening. One of us has the crazy idea if Kansas State were to dominate undefeated #3 TCU in the Big 12 championship game, K-State should be given consideration for the CFP. What in the world is the reasoning behind that? Listen in to find out! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Friday: Baylor basketball vs. #16 Virginia Saturday: Baylor football vs. #4 TCU. Big Noon Kickoff. Sunday: Baylor women's basketball vs #19 Maryland. Baylor men's basketball vs #8 UCLA. This past weekend was a big weekend for Baylor sports. We recap it and give you our biggest takeaways. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the Bears Illustrated podcast Andrew and Pranay are in a somber mood after the Bears fell flat on their faces 31-3 to Kansas State. We discuss everything from the Blackout to the Wildcat QB change to Deuce Vaughn to the distractions that swirled during the week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football sits at 6-3 with a 4-2 conference record heading into this weekend's matchup against Kansas State. It's a game between two teams (K-State also sits at 4-2 in the conference) vying for the second Big 12 championship game spot and the right to likely play TCU. How does this matchup look for the Bears and what did we learn from last weekend's win over Oklahoma that will hopefully translate into success for the rest of the season? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor women's basketball starts it season this week, with games on Monday and Thursday at the Ferrell Center. The Lady Bears are ranked number 18 in the country in the pre-season AP Poll, coming off a season where they once again won the Big 12 conference but had an early exit in the NCAA tournament, getting bounced in the round of 32. Baylor welcomes 8 newcomers to the team, with a combination of players from the recruiting trail and the transfer portal. We break down the roster as well as our expectations for the Lady Bears in 2022-23. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor basketball season starts this week, with games on Monday and Friday at the Ferrel Center. The Bears, who last year won their second straight Big 12 regular season (sharing the title with Kansas in 2021-2022), enter this season ranked Number 5 in the pre-season AP Poll. Baylor's roster has undergone a number of changes, losing four key players this offseason but adding a lot of talent, through both recruiting and the transfer portal, to make up for it. We break down Baylor's roster and preview the 2022-2023 season. We also touch on the rumors of basketball powerhouse Gonzaga showing interest in joining the Big 12 as well as Baylor head coach Scott Drew's comments on a potential NCAA tournament expansion to 128 teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We share our thoughts on the first set of this season's College Football Playoff rankings, with some surprises. Tennessee comes it at number 1, followed by Ohio State and Georgia. Undefeated TCU sits at number 7, while 2-loss LSU is at number 10 and gets ready to play Alabama. In the Big 12, TCU is the only top 10 team but Kansas State comes in at number 13, Oklahoma State at number 18 and Texas sneaks in at 24. And the AAC has two teams vying for the Group of 5's NY6 Bowl spot, with Tulane coming in at number 19 and UCF at 25. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thoughts on Baylor's big win at Texas Tech, including reflecting on the impressive defensive performance and running back Richard Reese's 36-carry night. Baylor's record improves to 5-3, one win from clinching a Bowl game appearance. The Bears will now travel to Norman and face the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We break down Baylor football's win over Kansas, including nearly blowing a 28-3 lead and closing the game out with a big late-fourth quarter touchdown drive. Also, around the rest of the Big 12, how much blame does Quinn Ewers deserve for Texas' loss to Oklahoma State? And how good is undefeated TCU? Finally, we briefly look forward to Baylor's next game, as the Bears go on the road to play Texas Tech in Lubbock on Saturday night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ben Chase is a guy with a law degree from George Washington University. He used to be an NIL consultant for athletes and universities. But now, Ben has a new full time job: College Football MegaFan. The former lawyer is on a season-long road trip, visiting stadiums and watching games across the country, with one goal in mind: Break the record for most college football games watched in one season. Last Thursday, Ben Chase was in Morgantown, dressed head-to-toe in West Virginia gear, watching the Mountaineers hand a blow to our Baylor Bears. In this episode of the BearsIllustrated Podcast, we check in with Ben about how his journey is going and his visit to West Virginia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football, coming off a bye week, dropped their Thursday night matchup at West Virginia, falling to 3-3 on the season. The Bears have still never won in Morgantown. In a game where Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen had to leave in the third quarter with a head injury, the offense still put up 40 points. But the defense was as bad as the offense was good, and Baylor ultimately fell by a score of 43-40. We break down all facets of the loss, including the biggest reasons for Baylor's loss, why the Bears' defense played so poorly, and share our thoughts on whether this team is "immature" as head coach Dave Aranda said earlier this week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football fell on Saturday to now No. 7 Oklahoma State by a score of 36-25. The Bears subsequently fell all the way out of the AP Poll after entering the weekend ranked at No. 16. Oklahoma State, Kansas, TCU and Kansas State are all ranked top 20 in the country and lead the pack in the Big 12. How can Baylor bounce back and make their way back to the Big 12 championship game? And who are now the favorites to win the conference? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special episode of the Bears Illustrated Podcast we sit down with GoPokes 247 Reporter Cody Nagel to preview this weekend's top 16 showdown—and Big 12 title rematch—between Baylor and Oklahoma State. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football knocked off Iowa State on the road this past weekend. We discuss the good and the bad of Saturday's game in Ames. We also give you our thoughts on the Big 12 picture overall and where Baylor currently stands, both within the conference and in the national picture. Listen in! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor Football defeated Texas State 42-7 on Saturday afternoon. Andrew and Pranay break down the good and the bad of how Baylor responded after their loss last weekend to BYU. We also break down the performances from the other Big 12 teams and preview Big 12 conference season, which officially starts next weekend. Finally, we look forward to the College Football Playoff race and where Baylor stands in it as of right now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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College Football in Week 2 was just as much fun as the first and provided even more jaw-dropping and mystifying upsets. In total nine top 25 teams lost including three teams inside the Top 10. Is this season reminiscent of the 2007 craziness? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Baylor football hits a big road test this weekend against the BYU Cougars in what is arguably the biggest College Football matchup of Week 2. Last season, Baylor cruised to a 38-24 victory over BYU in Waco. But things may be different this time around, as BYU has an improved team, especially along the offensive and defensive lines where Baylor dominated last time around.  Jake Hatch, a radio host for 97.5 KSL Sports Zone in Utah, as well as host of the LockedOn Cougars Podcast, joins the show to break down Baylor vs. BYU. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football knocked off Albany by a score of 69-10 this past weekend. We give you our biggest takeaways from Baylor's victory, including our thoughts on the play of quarterback Blake Shapen. Then, we give you our reactions to the rest of Week 1's games, including Ohio State - Notre Dame, Houston - UTSA, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Labor day weekend is here, which means we finally have a full slate of college football. Big games every day from Thursday through Monday, including Baylor's season opener against Albany, an FCS team, on Saturday. In segment 1, we talk about what stood out from Baylor's Week 1 depth chart and tell you what to watch for in Baylor's game Saturday. In segment 2, find out which Power 5 teams are on upset alert to lose to non-Power 5 teams. Some of the names may surprise you. Finally, in segment 3, we give you our picks for the biggest games of Week 1 of the College Football Season, including Ohio State - Notre Dame, Cincinnati - Arkansas, Oregon - Georgia, and more. We hope you enjoy listening! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

College football is right around the corner. We get our first action of the season this Saturday, with a headliner matchup of Nebraska vs Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland. And next weekend, the college football season officially starts with every school getting ready to put on their helmets for Week 1. Naturally, we had to let you know who we believe will win each of the Power 5 conferences, as well as which four schools will ultimately make the College Football Playoff. So listen in to hear our conference champions, CFP picks, Heisman winner and, of course, where the Baylor Bears fall into the mix! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever since the NCAA began permitting Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities, institutions and boosters have been using that to their advantage.  By forming NIL Collectives or Trusts independent of universities, boosters are working to create NIL deals with student athletes and connect them with other businesses in their area. Baylor was the final Power 5 institution for which an NIL Collective - or in this case, an NIL Collective-type organization - was formed. This NIL program is called the Green and Gold Exchange (GXG) and is specifically designed to help connect Baylor student-athletes on any team with a variety of resources in the Waco, Texas community. GXG is an arm of Startup Waco, a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to elevate the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Waco and McLennan County and be a leading source of innovation and economic growth. Jacob Kehoe, the Assistant Director for Startup Waco, joins the show to talk about why GXG was created and the opportunities it will provide for Baylor student-athletes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recruiting reporter Jordan Scruggs of BearsIllustrated joins the show to discuss four-star QB Austin Novosad sticking to his Baylor commitment and how the Bears have built a top 20 recruiting class heading into the season. Host: Blair Angulo  Guest: Jordan Scruggs Follow or Subscribe to the 247Sports Football Recruiting podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

College football is right around the corner. Baylor fans, as they should be, are eagerly anticipating the Bears' football season. However, that doesn't mean we can't make time for some Baylor basketball talk. CJ Moore, a college basketball writer at The Athletic, joins the show to preview the basketball team's upcoming season. He discusses Baylor's performance at the Global Jam in Canada, including what he saw from 5-star freshman Keyonte George. We also talk about the team's strengths and weaknesses, and what the Bears need to do to compete for the national championship. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Wiltfong, 247Sports' Director of Recruiting, joins Blair Angulo to break down the latest in the recruitment of Baylor QB commit Austin Novosad and discuss which schools are trying to flip the four-star talent from Texas. Host: Blair Angulo  Guest: Steve Wiltfong Follow or Subscribe to the 247Sports Football Recruiting podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does the Big 12 need to do to stay relevant in the super-conference era of college football? Does new Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark have what it takes? Which schools would be the biggest additions to the Big 12 to help it stay a power conference? Josh Neighbors, host of the LockedOn Big 12 podcast, joins the show to break down all that and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Appreciate the Question The 2022 Big 12 Media Days kicked off in Dallas yesterday and there was plenty to discuss. Baylor President Linda Livingstone introduced the brand new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, who will take over for Bob Bowlsby on August 1. First to the podium was Baylor head coach Dave Aranda. Aranda enters his third season with the Bears as the defending Big 12 champions and also the media's preseason selection to win the league—a first in school history. It would be the first time Baylor won back to back Big 12 titles since 2013-14. However, champions are not made based on paper ballots or what a team did the year before. Aranda noted how this is a ‘brand new team' and that while the lights are nice, he is more concerned in the process each player is going through in Waco. A tough offseason decision was made by Aranda to name Blake Shapen the starting quarterback over incumbent Gerry Bohanon. But could it be a championship decision to lift the Bears to not only a Big 12 title but a national championship? We discuss Coach Aranda's press conference, Baylor's perilous task ahead to repeat, the QB situation and more in this episode of the Bears Illustrated Podcast. Appreciate your listening. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UCLA and USC have shaken up the college football world by announcing that they will be jumping ship from the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten Conference. This comes a year after a so-called alliance was created between the ACC-Big Ten-Pac-12 and Notre Dame in response to Texas and Oklahoma leaving for the SEC. College football now seems destined to change and look drastically different in three to five years from how it looks today. And that leaves some unanswered questions that need to be addressed. What will the remaining Pac-12 teams do? How does the Big 12 respond? What happens to the ACC? Notre Dame? Do the Big Ten and SEC continue their aggressive expansion to create two mega conferences? Are three 20-team conferences created? How will a national champion be crowned in college football? What becomes of the bowls? And where does Baylor fit into the mix? Listen below to this episode of the BearsIllustrated podcast where we discuss answers to all of this and more. Let us know your ideal CFB solution in the comments below or on Twitter! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mad Dog Sports Radio host Mike Meltser joins the BearsIllustrated Podcast to talk about former Baylor football player and 2022 second-round pick Jalen Pitre. He talks about on how Pitre will transition to the NFL and what he can contribute to the Houston Texans in both the short and long term. Mike also gives his thoughts on Baylor football and head coach Dave Aranda's ability to prepare players for the NFL. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Baylor is riding high after winning a Big 12 title in 2021! Fresh off signing a contract extension through 2029 this offseason, HC Dave Aranda joins 247Sports' Chris Hummer to discuss his program, his decision to stay at Baylor long term, a surprising QB decision, and more! Host: Chris Hummer Guest: Baylor HC Dave Aranda Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here!   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A few outlets, including 247sports and CBS Sports, have released their national college quarterback rankings. Baylor football quarterback Blake Shapen is not too high on these lists. We dive into the rankings and where Shapen he falls in the national college football quarterback picture. Also, with the NBA Finals going on, we decided to turn back the clock for the players on the Warriors' and Celtics' rosters and debate which team would win if all of these guys were still in college. Would it be Duke's Jayson Tatum and Florida's Al Horford, a 2-time national champion, using their big-game experience to their advantage? Or would it be guys like Davidson's Stephen Curry and Arkansas' Moses Moody exploding on offense and taking Golden State to victory? Guest Andrew Miller, who covers the University of Texas for FanSided and USA Today, joins the show to share his thoughts on future Big 12 expansion, even after BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston join the Big 12. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graham Coffey created the Development Quotient, which is a formula that determines how well college football teams develop players and get them ready for the NFL. Baylor ranked number 11 in this years Development Quotient out of all college football teams, and could continue to rise. Texas ranks in the middle of the pack, around 43rd. So how do we determine who are the best at developing players and who maybe aren't as good as they should be? How have Matt Rhule and Dave Aranda helped prepare Baylor players for the Draft? Is Baylor's growth in terms of NFL presence sustainable? Graham breaks all of that down in this episode of the BearsIllustrated Podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The BearsIllustrated Podcast has a new co-host in Andrew Miner, who used to write for BearsIllustrated and has written a bit for Our Daily Bears. We talk about NIL, the return of Adam Flagler and Matthew Mayer transferring to Illinois. In Segment 3, Jordan White from the Sacramento Kings SB Nation page joins the show to talk about Davion Mitchell's rookie season and why he has proven to be a great addition to the Kings roster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices