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DEFENSE WINS EVERY TIME Senior safety Orion Stewart jumps up in the air to celebrate with his teammates after he grabs a pick off SMU redshirt freshman quarterback Ben Hicks on Sept. 10 at McLane Stadium. The Baylor Bears won that game by a final of 40-13. Bring on the Jayhawks

NATHAN KEIL “They’re definitely a different ball club from Sports Writer last year for sure. They fly around, they’re doing good things on defense, and we just have to After enjoying their first of two bye weeks, the focus on what we do and play better football,” Baylor football team returns to action Saturday Russell said. “Coaches are going to have a good as it hosts the Kansas Jayhawks for homecoming scheme going into it. As long as we execute it, at McLane Stadium. The bye week allowed the we’ll be okay.” Bears to relax, get healthy, and re-focus after For Baylor, their defense has been at its two difficult games against Oklahoma State and best in the fourth quarter, outscoring their Iowa State. opponents 45-0 and eliminating any chance of Perhaps more important than the physical a comeback. rest was the mental break the Bears got to enjoy “I think it’s reflective of a team that knows during this last week. how to finish, and that’s a tribute to our coaches “I think it’s been pretty good for our kids and our players,” Grobe said. mentally with two really tough, physical football If Jayhawks hope to escape Waco with a win, games and stressful games,” said Jim Grobe, the they’ll have to score early and often or somehow acting head coach. “It was good to relax and manage to find their way into the end zone in take some time off.” the fourth quarter, something that has yet to be Baylor will now turn its attention to the done this year. Kansas Jayhawks, who enter the game 1-4 With a win against Kansas, the Bears will overall and 0-2 in Big 12 play. After rotating reach six wins, making them bowl eligible for quarterbacks throughout the first four games of the seventh consecutive season. Although it is the season, Kansas seems to have found its pick far from the Bears’ ultimate goal, it is a step in in sophomore Ryan Willis who completed 31 of the right direction and the continual growth of a 45 passes for 348 yards in their 24-23 loss to the program that struggled for many years. Horned Frogs. Sophomore wide receiver Steven The Bears defeated the Jayhawks last year in Sims Jr. and junior wide receiver LaQuivonte Lawrence, 66-7. The two teams are set to kickoff Gonzalez are the favorite targets of Willis, at 2:30 p.m at McLane Stadium. The game will tallying 413 and 349 yards respectively while air on FS1. contributing six touchdowns. As far along as the offense has come this season for the Jayhawks, the thing that has impressed Grobe the most has been their LIVE RADIO defensive tenacity and their ability to explode to the football. The Lariat will be broadcasting “The things I like about Kansas is the | live radio play-by-play. Listen way their defense chases the football. They Timothy Hong Lariat Photographer in to Thomas Mott and Jakob fly around and get a lot of people to the ball. OFF TO THE ENDZONE Senior quarterback Seth Russell takes off down the field trying to They play really hard defensively,” Grobe said. score a touchdown against the Southern Methodist University Mustangs on Sept. 10 at McLane Brandenburg as they call the “They’re very aggressive. They like to blitz and Stadium. The Bears won by a final of 40-13. Baylor football game tonight. bring pressure and mix things up. I like their scheme. They’re fundamentally coached really for a season low 178 yards on 12 completions. balanced run attack with Linwood’s youthful Ways to listen live: well, and you can tell they’re very fundamentally The return of junior wide receiver KD Canon counterparts, sophomore running back Terence sound defensively. They did everything against might serve as the perfect remedy for the Bears Williams and redshirt freshman JaMychal 1. Use the “Mixlr” app (iPhone, TCU but win the football game.” as Grobe confirmed that he expects Canon to Hasty, both of whom are having productive Android) and search for “Baylor Kansas head coach David Beaty knows the be healthy and full strength for Saturday’s affair. seasons in the back field. Lariat Radio” plethora of talent Baylor possesses and the The Bears also hope to see senior running Baylor will also look to take advantage of challenge they present for his Jayhawk team. back Shock Linwood pick up where he left off Kansas’ mistakes offensively as the Jayhawks 2. Access www.mixlr.com/ “They’re aggressive and physical,” Beaty said after his 237 yard performance against the have turned the ball over 17 times in their five at his weekly press conference Monday. “Our Cyclones. According to Grobe, he has earned games this season. The Baylor defense will look baylor-lariat-radio with your guys have had really good practices the last two the right to start and see the majority of snaps. to be aggressive, as it has been all year, to try preferred web browser and days, I know they’re excited to get back out on “That was Shock being Shock,” Russell said. take advantage of this Jayhawk trend. search for “Baylor Lariat Radio” the field.” “He’s here, he knows what his role is, and it was Baylor, after watching Kansas give TCU a Baylor hopes to re-establish the aerial attack huge for him to step up in that way for us.” scare and surviving a scare of their own against of Russell and company after the Bears threw However, Baylor will continue to use their Iowa State, will not take the Jayhawks lightly. Friday, October 14, 2016 The Baylor Lariat C2 Sports Sports take: Playoff picture

NATHAN KEIL season with a trip to Pullman to take home thus far, and neither of those Sports Writer on the Washington State Cougars. performances were eye-opening in Needless to say, Washington looks a good way. They only brought up We are just about to enter the good enough to finish the PAC-12 questions regarding whether Baylor halfway point of the college football season undefeated. The only thing can get it done on the road. Baylor has season. For college football fans, that could hurt them, other than a three big opportunities coming up to including myself, that was a tough bad loss in the next few weeks, is if the make a statement away from home. sentence to write. Although the committee views the PAC-12 as the The first is against a reeling Texas conference season is young, it is never weakest of the Power Five conferences team on Oct. 29. The Longhorns too early to begin thinking about the and passes up on its champion. spoiled the Bears’ Senior Day a year college football playoff and which Clemson has picked up their play ago in a game where personal fouls four teams will have an opportunity since a slow start against Auburn and were numerous, including a benches- to play for the national championship. Troy to begin the season. They have clearing quarrel. The following game There may be a lot of questions that already knocked off Heisman front is against Oklahoma, who appears run through our minds when the runner Lamar Jackson. The Tigers to be figuring some things out committee makes its selections. Will have a favorable schedule looking after early-season stumbles against a two-loss champion make the playoff forward. They have an Oct. 29 date Houston and Ohio State. Next is a this season? Will the committee with the Seminoles in Tallahassee, Dec. 3 trip to Morgantown to take on choose two schools from the same but if they win that game, Clemson the Mountaineers. If these two teams conference? For example, if Alabama should be favored to finish the regular continue to win and Baylor beats all wins the SEC, and Texas A&M finishes season undefeated. A win against of them, Baylor will certainly have an with one loss at Alabama. Will the Virginia Tech, if they continue to argument. committee choose a non-Power Five play well, will only help their playoff However, one thing that is going conference team? Will the committee chances. to hurt a potentially undefeated insert a non-conference champ over a The Alabama Crimson Tide and Baylor team against a one-loss conference champ because of issues head coach Nick Saban seem destined conference champion or four like strength of schedule or because to return to the college football playoff undefeated conference champions they feel that one team is still superior and be the only team to appear in the is Baylor’s strength of schedule. It to the other? All four-team playoff all three years of its hasn’t helped them that Oklahoma these questions existence. They already have wins on stumbled on the biggest stage twice and more flood the road at Mississippi and Arkansas this year and that TCU lost a home the hearts and to go along with a win against USC at non-conference game to Arkansas. minds of college AT&T Stadium. They still have games Baylor’s non-conference schedule football fans, against three ranked opponents, two has been weak. It has been weak so let me walk of which are at home in Auburn. Even for years, and that is not the fault of you through if the Tide can win two of three of Grobe or the players. These games t h e p l a y o ff these and win the SEC championship, were scheduled months, if not years, picture thus far, it seems unlikely that the Tide would in advance. There are definitely including where be left out. The best chance of a factors that go into scheduling non- Baylor stands playoff-less Tide is if Alabama loses conference opponents, but Baylor has and what needs to happen for its to this weekend in Knoxville against the not done the best job in scheduling. Volunteers and then loses to Texas Starting in 2018, the Bears will begin a make it to the final four. Associated Press First, there are a lot of teams that A&M, who then finishes undefeated. home and home matchup with Duke still have hopes and a fighting chance GOLDEN GOAL The Associated Press National Championship Trophy is the Fingers crossed. of the Atlantic Coast Conference of playing for the college football trophy awarded annually by the Associated Press to the team who finishes the There are a number of other (ACC), and they have been working championship. For instance, there are season at the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll and signifies that team being selected one-loss teams that still have a on better tentative schedules for as national champions of college football for that season. 11 still-undefeated teams, including fighting chance. These teams include the future, including the University Baylor. There are also eight teams Louisville, Houston, Miami, Virginia of Mississippi in 2020 and Utah in with one loss that still have a chance and Nebraska. either Nebraska or Wisconsin again Tech, Florida and Utah. Mississippi 2023-2024. As hard as Baylor may and “about two” two-loss teams that First, look at the Cornhuskers. in the Big Ten championship. Despite and Florida State, with two losses, be working to up the difficulty in the may still have an outside shot. So let’s They still have road trips to being extremely talented and having have very low, outside chances but future, if Baylor finishes undefeated quickly address the undefeated teams. Madison, Columbus and Iowa City one of the best football coaches, let’s could benefit from chaos in the and is evaluated against a one-loss Western Michigan. Unfortunately on their schedule. Despite all of the hold off on the Buckeyes for now. last couple of weeks of the season Louisville team or a one-loss Ohio for the Broncos, even though they improvements, Nebraska seems Michigan, under second-year that could bolster their resumes. State or Michigan team, the Bears have two wins on the road at Big Ten unlikely to make it. However, if head coach and media magnet Jim Unfortunately for the Running might find themselves on the outside schools, Northwestern and Illinois, they did win the Big 10 West, they Harbaugh, have looked impressive Rebels, Florida State already beat looking in. the playoff committee is not going to would most likely get either Ohio thus far, despite having only one them and would certainly get the Baylor, with all of the talent that take an undefeated MAC school over State again or Michigan in the Big noteworthy win, a 14-7 defensive tiebreaker if such chaos occurred. they have in Seth Russell, Shock a Power Five conference champion. Ten championship, and with a win, struggle against Wisconsin on Oct. After all this analysis, where Linwood and KD Canon, as well as Boise State. These Broncos fall would have to be given some serious 1. The schedule is quite favorable for does this leave Baylor? What are a much-improved defense, is good victim to the same problem as consideration. the Wolverines with just two road the chances Baylor can make school enough to compete with the top Western Michigan does. Their best The Aggies will have an interesting trips ahead against the Spartans and history and make the college football teams in the country. In order to get win is against Washington State, and case. If they can beat both LSU and Hawkeyes, who are both having down final four? there, they will definitely need help even if they did finish undefeated, the Mississippi at Kyle Field and give years, before their true test comes in Firstly and most importantly, from those teams that are still ahead committee would likely surpass them Alabama a competitive game in a Nov. 26 showdown against Ohio Baylor needs to continue to take of them. Some of obstacles will take in likes for a two-loss team or the next Tuscaloosa, they would finish the State in Columbus. If Michigan can care of business. They’re 5-0 overall care of themselves, but Baylor can best one-loss Power Five conference season 11-1 but would not win the run the table in the Big Ten East and and 2-0 in Big 12 play. They need to only worry about Baylor. The first team. SEC because of Alabama. Best-case add a win over either Nebraska or a continue to make plays and win. step towards worrying about Baylor West Virginia. They currently sit scenario for the Aggies is to beat second win against Wisconsin, odds Secondly, they need to win is to go up and look good in beating at 4-0 and 1-0 in Big 12 play, but they Alabama and take care of business at are Harbaugh and his Wolverines will impressively. Style points only seem Kansas tomorrow. A big win over still have road contests at Texas Tech, home. make the Promised Land. to matter when a team underachieves the Jayhawks won’t go a long way in Oklahoma State and Texas. They still Ohio State and head coach Urban Washington, after overcoming at what is expected of them, but the committee’s eyes for now, but it is have to play Oklahoma and Baylor at Meyer have their work cut out for its annual stumbling block in the Baylor can avoid this by simply what needs to happen for the Bears. home. It is hard to see them finishing them. They face upcoming road tests Oregon Ducks last week, sits in very beating the teams they will be highly There still remains a lot of undefeated, which is what I think it at Wisconsin on Saturday, at Penn good position. They have road trips favored over. The first step is with questions in the college football will take for them to have a chance at State the following weekend in typical to Utah and California, which could Kansas on Saturday. TCU and Kansas world, and we will have to continue the final four. Happy Valley White-Out fashion, at potentially be tricky, but they should State, who will also make the trip to to wait for answers as the season At the top of the list remains the Michigan State the end of November, be favored in both. They have three McLane Stadium, need to be beaten rages on. The college football playoff teams that control their own destiny: as well as 10th-ranked Nebraska and other opponents at home in Oregon handily by Baylor. committee will unveil their first Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, No.4 ranked Michigan at home to State, Arizona State and USC — all Thirdly, Baylor needs to look good group of four teams at 6 p.m Nov. 1. Michigan, Washington, Texas A&M conclude their season, plus probably winnable games. They finish the on the road. They have wins against The committee’s decision will be aired Rice and Iowa State away from on ESPN. Friday, October 14, 2016 The Baylor Lariat Sports C3

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LEADING WITH PRIDE Freshman linebacker and former Marine Kyle Boyd leads his team onto the field on Sept. 10 at McLane Stadium against Southern Methodist University. The Bears won on Military Appreciation Day, 40-13. From the Marines to the field

MEGHAN MITCHELL As Boyd continued to excel on the field Sports Editor with this motto in his head, colleges started to gain interest in the 6-foot-2 linebacker. After William Shakespeare once said, “Some are receiving five collegiate offers to play football, born great, some achieve greatness, and some Boyd first committed to Iowa State his junior have greatness thrust upon them.” But then year, but changed his mind after getting a call there are people like freshman linebacker Kyle from Baylor. Boyd, whose greatness has surpassed the norm, “I was actually on my way back from a visit yet he is too humble to realize it. at Iowa State when Coach [Phil] Bennett called Boyd grew up hearing stories of his me,” Boyd said. “We came and sat down with grandfather who served in the Marines and great Coach [Art] Briles and Coach Bennett, and they uncle who received a purple heart after serving offered me. I was so excited. I didn’t even think in the Army during the Vietnam War. Although twice about it. I feel bad, but I guess it’s sort of Boyd did not know at the moment, years later he the nature of the game – decommitting. I signed would find himself serving alongside brave men with Baylor on signing day, and of course Iowa and women of the United States. State coaches weren’t happy with that.” As a young boy growing up in Mesquite, Although he signed with Baylor on signing Boyd spent his days outside playing football. day in 2011, Boyd quickly found himself in He enjoyed playing with his brother and father, tough spot – a spot that his coach and family and that love spurred his passion to continue would try and talk him out of. He had his mind playing as he went into high school. and heart set on something: The Marines Corps. “I played football since I was 4 years old,” “I had a true calling. I had never had this in Boyd said. “I played pee-wee and flag football all my life. I just felt like I really needed to do this. the way up to middle school. I played in middle I was a hard headed 18-year-old. I was trying to school and in high school all four years. I didn’t rebel against everything everyone told me to do. play any other sport; this was my sport. I just Coach Webb tried to talk to me. I had the Baylor loved everything about it.” coaches come down and try to talk me out of it. At John Horn High School, his football My dad tried to talk me out of it,” Boyd said. “I coach, Rodney Webb, said he noticed something had people trying to set me up with ex-Marines, different about Boyd. but I couldn’t back out of it. I had to do it, it was “Kyle is one of those really rare kids. They what my heart was calling me to do, and it felt talk the talk, but they also walk the walk. He like it was right.” was a very good leader in both respects, as an While many may have jumped at the example and as a vocal leader. He commanded opportunity to play a collegiate sport, Boyd saw the respect of all his teammates,” Webb said. “I the bigger picture for his life, and those closest think Kyle is just a person of high character, to him supported him. and I think you see character in a person, in “At first we were shocked, it sort of came out particular in a football player. You see their of left field,” said Doug Boyd, Kyle Boyd’s father. character on and off the field. He is just a solid “Kyle was never one to express his feelings. He Courtesy of Baylor Athletics guy. It showed up in the classroom, on the field, keeps to himself for the most part, but we he SERVING OUR COUNTRY Deployed in 2011, Kyle Boyd poses while he was in service. Boyd spent in off season and when you were having casual came to us and told us we were surprised. We most of his time stationed in Hawaii. conversation with him.” tried to talk him out of it, and tried to tell him Boyd credits Webb for his success, as quotes to get his education first. We told him he could and you would just train again. It was a never of butterflies. That first game, putting on a jersey from high school practice continue to pop up always join the Marines when he was done with ending cycle of training.” and knowing that I was going to go hit someone and play as inspirations for Boyd. college, but he was dead set on it.” Though Boyd never regretted his decision to on the other team, it was amazing.” “Show me a satisfied man, and I’ll show you Although it was not what Boyd’s parents had serve his country, he said he wondered what it Doug believes that God has a plan for a failure. If you are satisfied with what you have, envisioned for their son’s life, Doug said they would be like to come back and play collegiate everything in life, and for Kyle, it was to join the you are never going to grow anymore,” Boyd continued to support him even when he was far football. Toward the end of his deployment, Marine Corps at the time that he did, and now it said. “You need to always enjoy what you have from home. Boyd started to write to coaches and show is to be at Baylor. done, but you need to grow and expand and “We support him 100 percent in what he interest in playing, but he was a long way away “Without faith, I don’t know where he would really push yourself. If you are satisfied, then decided, and looking back at it now, I wouldn’t from being prepared for the tests of football. be and where we would be,” Doug said. “God has you aren’t doing it right.” change a thing,” Doug said. “I’m more proud His body was in shape for endurance. He a plan for all of us, and I believe Kyle followed of him for doing that than anything he has would have to gain the muscle he once had back, what God was leading him to do.” ever done in his life. It took a lot of courage but that was the least of his troubles, and he While many play for the fame and the glory, for him to do that, a lot of inner strength, and didn’t hear back from any coaches immediately. Boyd was able to show who he plays for on Sept. if we could go back and do it again I wouldn’t However, when the call came, Boyd was 10 against Southern Methodist University. Boyd change a thing. We are extremely proud of ready. proudly led his team onto the field on Military Kyle for serving his country. There aren’t many “I finally I got in contact with Beau Trahan. I Appreciation Day as he waved the American things that are larger than sacrificing yourself was super happy … I knew my scholarship was flag above him. and serving your country and giving up the not there anymore, but I came down and went on “I love my parents, I love everything, but I opportunity he had at that time.” a visit,” Boyd said. “Coach Briles saw me and he kind of made it for myself to go back and play for Boyd would find himself stationed in Hawaii recognized me. He saluted me on the field, and those guys … from where I was and from where for two years after enlisting in the Marine Corps. I was like, ‘Whoa!’ Coach Bennett remembered we served, and the way we lived. The lifestyle is “It was cool to be there and those me, and the other coaches remembered me, and hard, it’s cold, it’s gritty, but coming back here,” experiences, but its kind of one of those places they said they would be happy to have me on as Boyd said. “I play for those guys because they you only want to be at for a week. You don’t a walk on.” don’t get the chance, and they really care, and want to live there. I was probably there for a For many, July 7 was just another day in the are really special to me. If I can bring more year and a half. I had a total of two years on year, but for Boyd it was a second chance. Boyd awareness and more love for the military, than my contract. The other years, we were training checked in at Baylor as a student and athlete that I’m going to do it any way I can. Being on the in different states and in other countries,” day. After nearly five years of never putting on football team and fly that flag really meant a lot. Boyd said. “In my deployments, we didn’t go a helmet or strapping on shoulder pads, Boyd I do it for them.” to Afghanistan. My unit stopped deploying to found himself in a familiar place: on the football As Boyd continues to lean on God, he also Afghanistan three months before I got there. field. holds dear to his heart the example his father But being in the infantry, it’s tough. You never “It was all surreal to me. My first day of has set for him. get to go do your job really. It’s like practicing practice I was fresh, I was just ready to be out “My father is my role model,” Boyd said. “I football for four years and never getting to play. here. I still think about that when I start to get know it’s cliche, but my father is more of a man Courtesy of Baylor Athletics You would train for nine months and then have complacent. I think about where I was and just than I could even hope to be, and hope I can a deployment, and then you would train during IN UNIFORM Kyle Boyd enlists in the Marines, how thankful and fortunate I am to put on a be there for my children one day the way he is.” forgoing his full ride to Baylor in 2011. that deployment. Then you would come back, uniform,” Boyd said. “The first game I got a lot Friday, October 14, 2016 The Baylor Lariat C4 Sports Kids confident in Chicago Cubs

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CHICAGO – Kaitlin Reap didn’t listen when her dad tried to warn her about the lifetime of misery waiting for her if she cheered for the Chicago Cubs. She rejected his invitation to share with him the joys of being a St. Timothy Hong | Lariat Photographer Louis Cardinals fan. And all his talk SOARING AWAY Sophomore cornerback Verkedric Vaughns runs onto the field before the Bears matchup about curses simply guaranteed him Associated Press against Oklahoma State University on Sept. 24 at McLane Stadium. The Bears won 35-24. a daughter who wants nothing to do ONE STEP CLOSER Chicago with goats. Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman, left, “I want to be a Cubs fan,” said celebrates with Kris Bryant after Reap, a 9-year-old third grader at defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 Saint Andrew School. “I think they’re on Aug. 31, 2016, in Chicago. Bears on the brink going to win.” Cubs fans everywhere are hoping do with parents who have protected for a World Series champion for the their children from what they know first time since 1908, and they have a and what they have witnessed for of securing a bowl loaded team this time, one that piled themselves. up the most wins in the majors this “We have not told him about JORDAN SMITH a was in 2009. It would be Baylor’s 23rd season. But there is also fear - the Bartman,” said Cy Oldham, who Sports Writer bowl game in the program’s history. kind of fear that is handed down saw what unfolded from the left “What I think our players understand, and I from generation to generation in field bleachers after she and her The Baylor football team looks to be the first team think Coach Bennett talked to the defense about this Chicago, the kind that comes from husband decided to postpone their in the Big 12 to claim bowl eligibility this weekend as yesterday,” Grobe said, “Is that it is a good message heartbreak after heartbreak, the kind honeymoon so they could attend the it takes on the Kansas Jayhawks in its homecoming to the football team that there is nobody left on our that is fed by billy goat curses (1945), playoffs. “We try not to dwell on that matchup at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at McLane Stadium. schedule that we are not capable of beating, but that black cats (1969) and infamous plays time (and) it is not something we “Right now we’ve got a bunch of good football there is nobody left on our schedule that isn’t capable (looking at you, Steve Bartman ). want to sit down and say, so, ‘Let me teams in front of us, and we have to play really good of beating us.” Cubs fans know this feeling as tell you how bad things used to be.’” each and every week to make sure that we win,” Max Olson, a staff writer for ESPN, said, the Bears well as they know their way to the Addison Casavechia could not interim head coach Jim Grobe said. have completely derailed all preseason concerns that friendly confines. They’ve grown up help knowing about those times, not Baylor is sitting at the top of the were made about their lack of depth, making defensive with it. with a first name that her parents and is ranked No. 11 in the country with a 5-0 record stops 76 percent of the time and only allowing 1.4 For Reap and her schoolmates, chose because they liked the way it on the season, with the last two being close ball games. points on average per drive during this 5-0 start to the there is optimism that the Cubs sounded and because Wrigley Field One thing that has helped Baylor win every game season. will win it all this year and, if not, is on Addison Street. That might so far this season is their ability to close out games in a Grobe said he knows the road to success is never they will certainly end the long explain why the 11-year-old sixth strong way. The Bears in the fourth quarter alone have easy, but a win would validate the hard work and championship drought by the time grader doesn’t think the Cubs will outscored their opponents 45-0. dedication these players give week in and week out. they leave Saint Andrew. At nearby win it all this year. Senior quarterback Seth Russell gives credit “Certainly every team’s goal is to win a Hawthorne Scholastic Academy, the “I have my bets for next year for the comeback win against Iowa State to the championship, so we can’t downplay that, but what I only fear is that the principal won’t because we’ll have Kyle Schwarber offseason workouts and his teammates’ unwavering do think we need to understand is that we just need let them out of class to watch the back,” Addison said. determination. to play every week without worrying whether or not parade they know is coming. Her mother, the assistant “We had a lot of guys talking, saying this is where we get bowl eligible or where we stand in the Big 12,” The way these kids see it, all those principal at Saint Andrew, doesn’t our work was going to pay off,” Russell said. “During Grobe said. older fans are being a little silly. want to see her daughter suffer. But the offseason with our workouts, our summer Russell said he likes the idea of being bowl eligible “People are a little paranoid Sarah Casavechia also sees rooting workouts, our fall camp workouts and stuff like that, after the first six games of the season and said he (because) it hasn’t happened, but for the Cubs as part of growing up in this is where it’s all going to matter, and I feel like is looking forward to getting the job done against it might be a coincidence that they Chicago. the guys really bought into that on the offensive and Kansas this weekend. haven’t won in a while,” said Max “I think being a Cubs fan is like defensive side, and it was huge. We were able to pull “It’s huge,” Russell said. “That’s always our first goal Oldham, an 11-year-old sixth grader taking a leap of faith every year; it’s off a big win away.” is to be bowl eligible, and if we win this next one then at Saint Andrew. like falling in love,” she said. “You With a win against the Jayhawks, the Bears will we get that and we’ve achieved that accomplishment. All that talk about paranoia, not know there’s a chance you’re going to become bowl eligible and head to their seventh- So as long as we stay focused, you know, go out there to mention referring to 108 years as get your heart broken, but you do it straight bowl game. The last time Baylor wasn’t in and play ball, then we’ll get the win.” “a while,” might have something to anyway,” Sarah said.

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Without exercising, student athletes would not be able to perform to their maximum potential. However, in order for them to get the energy to perform, the student-athletes must concentrate on one of the most important factor of athletics: nutrition. Jana Heitmeyer, director of performance nutrition, is responsible for nutrition education, body composition analysis and diet analysis for all Baylor student-athletes. “At the core, it’s all about making the student- athletes more successful,” Heitmeyer said. “It changes every day. I would say it’s best for someone who cannot sit still. You deal with all the different athletes and all the different sports.” Heitmeyer said the most rewarding part of her job is when “people get it.” “It’s really fun to work with people who have an issue — whether it’s that they have no energy or if they need to lose or gain weight,” Heitmeyer said. “For the light bulb to go off and to see them reap the benefits in their performance is the most rewarding part of my job.” Heitmeyer was a gymnast in college herself, and said she wishes that she was told what she is Liesje Powers | Photo Editor currently preaching to Baylor’s student athletes. MEAL FIT FOR A KING sophomore Sean McCullough selects sushi from the selection available in the Beauchamp Athletic Nutrition Center. Heightmeyer said each sport is different and requires different nutritional requirements, but every sport at Baylor revolves around a core nutrition is so important in order to recover and nutrition as a full-time student-athlete. aren’t normal students, so we have to be more acronym: BEAST. perform well and be successful in our sport,” “Time management is the hardest,” Nowlin conscious of what we eat, so the snack and meal “Everything in our program revolves around Nowlin said. said. “It’s really hard to go from class straight to choices are harder. We have to make sure we ‘the BEAST,” Heightmeyer said. “This means; Nowlin said that it is not easy to incorporate practice, and trying to find something to eat. We have that balance of healthy and non-healthy Breakfast, Eat fruits and vegetables, Always food.” hydrate, Sleep and recover, and the T is ‘think Sophomore midfielder Kennedy lean protein.’ We put this in because everybody Brown said nutrition is vital in her athletic needs to do this.” performance. Although the BEAST is used for all sports, it “Nutrition plays a key part in any athlete’s changes based on each person and sport. “You development,” Brown said. “You need to take these basics and adjust them to a particular know what foods will recover you, give athlete and sport,” Heightmeyer said. “Some you energy and help you compete at the people have time between every bat, some highest level possible.” people are running up and down the court for Heitmeyer said that nutrition is the 30 minutes straight, so then it becomes much most important part of being an athlete. more individualized.” “Everything that athletes do is tearing Kiara Nowlin, senior acrobatics and down their body,” Heitmeyer said. “The only thing that can repair their bodies is tumbling athlete, nutrition is very important in Liesje Powers | Photo Editor her sport. food, so the only way to build things back FRESH IS BEST An array of fresh fruits are available daily for the student-athletes at the Beauchamp up is by eating.” “Every day we break our bodies down, so this Athletic Nutrition Center.

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JON KRAWCZYNSKI my idea. I’m not taking any over dollars and cents. AND TIM REYNOLDS credit for that. But it’s all part “I just want to see the Associated Press of the process.” league continue to grow, That process will resume that’s all that matters to me,” Cleveland Cavaliers next week when the league James said. “The players are superstar LeBron James, vice and the union meet ahead of a huge, huge piece but we president of the National the NBA Board of Governor’s also know the owners have Basketall Player Association’s meeting in New York, which great minds as well, our executive committee, told begins on Oct. 20. NBA commissioner is great, but The Associated Press on Commissioner Adam Silver our league, our logo, the Thursday the union has and union head Michele Jerry West logo is probably made getting aid for retired Roberts met in Spain earlier the most well sought-out, players a priority in their this month when the league admired logo in the world talks with NBA owners on a had a preseason game there and we’ve got to figure out new deal. and they - along with other a way to keep it going, keep The NBA and its players members of the negotiating raising the bar. That’s my have agreed that the next committee - are preparing only concern.” Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer CBA will include new to return to the bargaining The new agreement is league-funded programs table with both sides in deal- expected to include several CUTTING CORNERS Senior midfielder Ashley York makes a corner kick hoping that a to help retired players with making mode. other new elements as teammate will score against the UT Longhorns on Sept. 23 at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field. education and medical The Bears soccer team tied the Longhorns by a final of 1-1. But the talks between well, said the people with expenses, four people with the owners and players this knowledge of the discussions. knowledge of the situation time around have been much They said owners are told the AP. The people pushing to give their teams spoke to the AP on condition more options to keep Bears look to defeat of anonymity because talks “I just want to see the homegrown players in are ongoing. their organizations, a topic In exchange for those league continue to that came to the forefront programs, and pending full grow, that’s all that after Kevin Durant left the heated rivals in TCU approval from both sides, Oklahoma City Thunder matters to me.” the split of basketball-related to form a new super team JORDAN SMITH as well, so it’ll be fun to be warriors through this season income would remain the Lebron James | NBPA Vice in Golden State. One of the Sports Writer back.” ,and I couldn’t be more same “50-50” deal as it is in President proposals, the people said, TCU this season has had proud of their performance.” the current agreement. includes the possibility The Baylor soccer team its fair share of success with Martinson is the No. 5 For James, NBPA of adding a second five- (10-4-1, 3-1-1) is looking to a shot-on-goal percentage of all-time winningest goalie in President Chris Paul and year maximum contract. take down one of its biggest 44.4 percent this season and Baylor history with 18 wins, the rest of the union, taking more cordial. And there is Currently, teams can only rivals of the season, the Texas have scored 26 goals in its nine of them coming from care of those who are no a trust level that was absent offer one five-year max Christian University Horned 12 matches, averaging 2.17 this season. She is also tied longer playing is a worthy from previous talks, a factor contract, which can make it Frogs (8-2-2, 0-2-1). Between goals per match. at the No. 5 all-time spot compromise for trying to that was only strengthened more difficult for teams to the two teams, Baylor leads Baylor head coach Paul for number of consecutive recoup any of the financial when the owners agreed keep multiple stars happy. the all-time record at 9-0-3 Jobson said he is glad his shutouts by a goalie at three ground lost during the 2011 to the new programs that The people told AP new against TCU. team was able to take care of games in a row. labor dispute. will help players after their elements also include an Junior goalie Sara business on the road heading Martinson will need to “We got a group of guys careers come to an end. increase in the rookie salary Martinson said she is into this final homestretch continue to perform at her that are in there that know James stressed that the scale to fall more in line pumped about the fact that on the schedule. best as she goes against TCU the negotiations, so any medical and education with the surging salary cap, the Bears get to play two “We’ve said that from the freshman goalkeeper Katie way to give back and try to programs benefiting retirees which was first reported by of their last three games at beginning of the season we Lund, who registered her help our former teammates were not his idea alone, but Yahoo Sports. The people home. were going to have to be road first career complete-game and help former players a collective decision from also say two-way contracts “Being at home is great. warriors this year because shutout last week against and things of that nature,” the union to seek help for that would pay players less We get to be back in front obviously we are on the road Iowa State. Lund is ranked at James said. “Because we’ve the players that helped when they are in the NBDL of our home crowd. We get quite a bit,” Jobson said. “We No. 3 and leads the Big 12 in all built this league together. make the league what it is and more when they are to sleep in our own bed the wrapped up our road trip save percentage at .917. No matter how big of a guy today. Now, with so much with their NBA teams - a night before a game which with two really big wins in The Bears will play you were or if you were the revenue flooding the system structure that has worked is nice,” Martinson said. Oklahoma ... I think that against the Horned Frogs at 7 15th guy on the bench, we to the benefit of both sides, well in hockey for some time “We’ve done a really great the girls really stepped up to p.m. today at Betty Lou Mays all built this league into what the dialogue appears to be - will be a part of the deal. job of continuing to fight on that mentality of being road Soccer Field. it is today. But it’s not just centered on the greater good the road and fight at home Friday, October 14, 2016 The Baylor Lariat Sports C7 Jackson defends invitation to Briles TOM WITHERS to know him outside of all of too,” Jackson said. “I have been Associated Press that in a different capacity was unfairly judged before and what was important to me.” judged correctly, too. I try not BEREA, Ohio — Browns Jackson made it clear Briles to do that with people. I try coach Hue Jackson defended is his guest and will not be to take people for face value inviting ousted Baylor coach here for “a long time.” When and who they are and what Art Briles to work with his he visited Cleveland earlier they are. I just know I have team. this summer, Briles spent met him and have talked to Briles was fired by the time talking with several of him extensively, and I think school in May amid a sexual his former players who are whatever has happened at assault scandal involving now Browns: quarterback Baylor, I am not condoning several former football players. Robert Griffin III, rookie or him being here says that He attended Cleveland’s wide receiver Corey Coleman, we condone anything. I have practice on Wednesday at the offensive lineman Spencer talked this through with our request of Jackson, who also Drango and wide receiver Josh upper management because had Briles as a guest during Gordon, who recently entered I asked is it OK for him to be training camp and asked him a rehab facility days before his here with me as my guest, and back. NFL suspension expired. I got the OK. “He is a tremendous The 60-year-old Briles was “It was a good conversation offensive-minded football Associated Press Lariat File Art suspended in May after a law with our people here and I coach,” Jackson said following PARTY OF TWO Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson invited former Baylor Bears head football firm released a 13-page report think they understood where Wednesday’s practice. “I’m coach Art Briles to Cleveland’s practice Wednesday, Oct. 12. Jackson has had Briles as a guest that accused Baylor coaches I was coming from. I don’t always looking at different during training camp and asked him back. and staff of interfering with want to make it seem like, well, ways of doing things and investigations into sexual I’m trying to extend the olive preparing things. What team’s quarterbacks during the regarding his willingness to and I don’t condone anything assault complaints against branch. I’m trying to learn happened at Baylor is at portion of the workout open to bring in Briles. or not, but that is not for me to some players, and even some other things that I think B ay l or.” reporters. He did not speak to “I think everybody deserves judge. The opportunity to pick impeding potential criminal are good, but also getting to Briles wore Browns the media. an opportunity to kind of do his brain and to have him be proceedings. know somebody on a whole coaching gear on the field and Jackson said he understood what they do,” Jackson said. around and talk to him and get “We have all been kind of different level, which I think is spent most of his time with the why there might be questions “I respect everybody’s feelings knocked down before. I have, a good thing, not a bad thing.”

Piercy leads at Safeway Open

DOUG FERGUSON the FedEx Cup playoffs that out .” change for Casey was a new Associated Press signaled a return to form, Phil Mickelson , playing driver as he slowly transitions birdied his last three holes for a domestic PGA Tour event away from Nike, which is NAPA, Calif. — Scott a 64. Patton Kizzire also shot in the fall for the first time getting out of the equipment Piercy began the new PGA a 64. in a decade, played in the business. Tour season by pouring in Jon Rahm of Spain, who afternoon and made the turn Casey ended last season putts and setting the course earned his PGA Tour card in 1 under. three weeks ago at the Tour record at Silverado, a 10-under from sponsor exemptions last Mickelson and Casey have Championship with a 64, and 62 for a two-shot lead Thursday season after wrapping up his had the best calendar years started the new one with a 64, in the Safeway Open. college career at Arizona State, without winning based on the so the time off didn’t hurt him. Conditions were practically began his PGA Tour career as world ranking points they have “I’m looking at this as a perfect in the morning, and a member in fine fashion. He earned. Mickelson is playing continuation of the year,” he Piercy took advantage. He made a hole-in-one — the first his final tournament of 2016, said. “I know the slate’s been made 12 birdies , only three of one of his life — on his second while Casey plans to play the wiped clean and we start the them from inside 10 feet, and hole, the par-3 11th. His 7-iron next two in Asia before taking FedEx Cup all over again, but he even missed a pair of birdie from 173 yards flew straight off the rest of the year. I’m looking at this to try to cap chances from inside 8 feet. into the cup. Casey played in the group off my season. I’ve got three Associated Press He wasn’t alone in attacking “Very special moment,” in front of Piercy and did his opportunities to try to win a BIRDIES TO START Scott Piercy waves after making a birdie Silverado. Rahm said. “It was hard to best to keep pace. He made golf tournament, and I haven’t putt on the first green of the Silverado Resort North Course Paul Casey, coming off a believe. I actually thought it hit eight birdies on a bogey- done that yet this year.” during the first round of the Safeway Open golf tournament on pair of runner-up finishes in inside the hole and bounced free day at Silverado. The big Thursday.

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