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WEEK 3 BIG 12 CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Palmer Williams, P, Baylor,...The Preseason All-Big 12 selection at punter, Williams picked up his weekly honor following his performance versus Samford. He booted four times with an average of 48.5 yards per punt, including a pair inside the 20-yard line. His average was fourth best in FBS for the week, and his punt from 59 yards out was the 31st punt of 50 or more yards of his career. - Big 12 Football

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P Palmer Williams, Baylor
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09/13/25 - Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor, 6-4, 220 (DS#10 QB) + More +

Bryson Washington ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns, Sawyer Robertson threw three TD passes while going over 1,000 yards passing for the season and Baylor finished non-conference play with a 42-7 win over FCS opponent Samford on Saturday. Baylor (2-1) blocked a punt on the opening possession that led to Washington's powerful 2-yard plunge, and the Bears were up 14-0 only 5 1/2 minutes into the game after Robertson's 10-yard TD pass to Josh Cameron. The Bears led 35-7 at halftime after touchdowns on their final three drives, two set up by turnovers.

Robertson completed 23 of 37 passes for 211 yards, but also threw his first two interceptions. He has 1,070 yards and 10 touchdowns passing overall. Samford (0-3) was within 14-7 after scoring on a double pass, when Torrey Ward caught running back CJ Evans' wobbly, shotput-like 12-yard throw right at the goal line late in the first quarter. The Bulldogs got the ball right back, at the Baylor 24 after Lashon Young had the first interception on Robertson's 108th pass attempt this season. But Samford gave the ball back four plays later with a fumble at the end of a completion, leading to the first of those three consecutive Baylor TD drives. - Baylor/AP College Football

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QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
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09/08/25 - Connor Hawkins, rFr/2029, Baylor, 6-1, 197 (DS#9 K) + More +

WEEK 2 BIG 12 CO-SPECIAL TEAMS & FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Connor Hawkins, K, Baylor,...Hawkins was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week after helping propel Baylor to a 48-45 win at then-No. 17 SMU in double overtime. The redshirt freshman made both of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning kick from 27 yards out in just his third career game. Hawkins was also a perfect four-for-four on extra points to finish his day with 12 points. - Big 12 Football

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K Connor Hawkins, Baylor
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09/08/25 - Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor, 6-4, 220 (DS#10 QB) + More +

WEEK 2 BIG 12 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sawyer Robertson, QB, Baylor,...Robertson led all FBS quarterbacks in week two with 440 passing yards in addition to four touchdown throws in Baylor's double-overtime win over then-No. 17 SMU. The Bears' signal caller authored drives of 72 yards and 82 yards in the fourth quarter of the comeback win. Robertson also became the first Big 12 quarterback to throw for 400 or more yards in the first two games of a season since Patrick Mahomes in 2016. - Big 12 Football

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QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
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09/08/25 - Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor, 6-4, 220 (DS#10 QB) + More +

WEEK 2 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sawyer Robertson, Baylor, Robertson brought the Bears back from a 14-point deficit with two of his four touchdown passes coming in the last six minutes of regulation, and the Bears went on to beat SMU 48-45 in two overtimes on the road. Baylor has turned in the top two passing performances in the Football Bowl Subdivision. He threw for 440 yards against SMU a week after passing for 419 in a loss to Auburn. Through two games, Robertson has completed 61 of 98 passes for 859 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions. The fifth-year player from Lubbock, Texas, is the third quarterback since 2000 to throw for as many yards and touchdowns without an interception in the first two games of a season. Robertson is the first Big 12 quarterback to throw for 400 or more yards in the first two games of the season since Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes in 2016. - AP College football

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QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
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09/08/25 - Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor, 6-4, 220 (DS#10 QB) + More +

WEEK 2 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SAWYER ROBERTSON, BAYLOr, Redshirt Senior, Quarterback, Lubbock, TX,...Sawyer Robertson led the Bears to a come-from-behind, double overtime win at No. 17/16 SMU, 48-45. Robertson completed 34-of-50 passes for 440 yards and four touchdowns. Robertson led drives of 72 yards and 82 yards in the fourth quarter of the comeback win. The Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, Robertson is just the third college quarterback (since 2000) to throw for at least 850 yards and 7 TDs without an interception to open a season. Notes: It is the fifth time since 2004 that a Baylor player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. Robertson is the fourth Baylor quarterback to be recognized, joining former signal-callers Robert Griffin III (2011-twice), Bryce Petty (2014) and Seth Russell (2015). - Walter Camp Football Foundation

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QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
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09/06/25 - Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor, 6-4, 220 (DS#10 QB) + More +

Baylor freshman Connor Hawkins kicked a 27-yard field goal in the second overtime after Sawyer Robertson threw two of his four touchdowns in the final 5 1/2 minutes of regulation as the Bears rallied to beat 17th-ranked SMU 48-45 on Saturday. Robertson was 34-of-50 passing with 440 yards for the Bears (1-1), who have won 14 meetings in a row against their former Southwest Conference rival since 1986. Bryson Washington ran for 115 yards and two scores, including a 2-yard TD in the first overtime. Collin Rogers was well short on a 57-yard field goal attempt at the end of regulation, then was wide right on a 38-yard try when SMU (1-1) had the ball first in the second overtime period.

Kevin Jennings threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns, with two 75-yard scores and then a 25-yarder to Romello Brinson on the Mustangs' first play in overtime. Brinson had one of the 75-yarders on the first play of the game, and Jennings hit freshman Jalen Cooper in stride for the other long score when he got open behind the secondary late in the second quarter. While the schools are only about 100 miles apart, this was only the seventh time they played since the SWC broke up after the 1995 season. It was the first since 2016. - Baylor/AP College Football

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QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
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02/26/23 - Issac Power, rSr/2023, Baylor, 6-2, 206 (DS#19 P) + More +

On Saturday, Baylor punter Issac Power announced on his personal Twitter account that he intends to declare for the 2023 NFL Draft. Power, a fifth-year senior in 2022, had the option to return for a sixth season as a result of the COVID-19 shortened 2020. With Power's decision to test his chances at the next-level, the Bears will be forced to find another option. In 2022, Power was named an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league head coaches. The Castle Rock, Colo. native served as the primary punter in all 13 games this past year and will go down as one of the best punters in program history.

Power finished his career ranked among the program leaders in punts (fifth; 216), punting yards (fifth; 9,000), yards per punt (ninth; 41.67), 50-yard punts (fifth; 43) and 60-yard punts (eighth; six). He was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List ahead of the 2022 season and was also a preseason All-Big 12 Third-Team by Phil Steele and All-Big 12 Fourth Team by Athlon. In addition to being the holder for field goals, Power punted 41 times for 1,702 yards, which was good for a 41.6-yard average. In 2022, he had 12 punts fair caught, 15 downed inside the 20-yard line and six go for 50 or more yards. - Dallas Morning News

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P Issac Power, Baylor
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02/06/23 - Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor, 6-4, 220 (DS#10 QB) + More +

Twenty-one new Baylor football players have enrolled for the spring semester including 11 transfers and 10 high school signees. The 21 players are among 32 new players that have signed with the Bears for the 2023 season. The 11 remaining players will join the program this summer. Prominent among the transfers starting this spring is former Mississippi State quarterback Sawyer Robertson, who will battle returning junior Blake Shapen for the starting job.

Robertson was a four-star quarterback at Lubbock Coronado, where he was a three-year starter who threw for 12,256 yards and 146 touchdowns while completing 64 percent of his passes before graduating in 2021. "It's huge getting back to Texas," said Robertson after announcing his transfer in early January. "There's a lot of history at Baylor and they've had a lot of success, especially recent history. It's a great opportunity and I really like the coaching staff." Former BYU offensive linemen Campbell Barrington and Clark Barrington, Arkansas wide receiver Ketron Jackson, Northern Arizona quarterback RJ Martinez, North Texas tight end Jake Roberts, and Oklahoma State running back Dominic Richardson round out the offensive transfers. - Waco Tribune Herald

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QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
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01/17/23 - TJ Franklin, rSr/2024, Baylor, 6-6, 257 (DS#51 DE) + More +

Baylor defensive lineman TJ Franklin announced Monday that he's returning for his fifth season of eligibility. As a fourth-year senior in 2022, Franklin finished with 36 tackles with three for loss and 1.5 sacks while also breaking up three passes. For his career, Franklin has collected 90 tackles with 13.5 for loss and eight sacks. The 2020 season didn't count against player eligibility due to COVID-19 restrictions. - Waco Tribune Herald

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DE TJ Franklin, Baylor
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01/12/23 - Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor, 6-4, 220 (DS#10 QB) + More +

When Sawyer Robertson saw that Baylor was looking for a quarterback, he already knew the Bears ran an NFL-style offense and that Waco was a lot closer to home than Starkville, Mississippi. After he visited Baylor last weekend, he was convinced he had found a new home. Robertson committed to Baylor late Tuesday night and plans to arrive on campus during the upcoming weekend to begin spring semester classes. Coming off a CFP championship game appearance, TCU was also a potential transfer destination. Robertson will have three years of eligibility remaining at Baylor "It was a combination of things and a very tough choice, but I went to Baylor's campus and really liked it," Robertson said. "There's a lot of history at Baylor and they've had a lot of success, especially recent history. It's a great opportunity and I really like the coaching staff."

Starting quarterback Blake Shapen will be back for his junior year at Baylor, and Robertson will compete for the starting job this spring. In his first year as a full-time starter, Shapen had his ups and downs in 2022 as he completed 63.3 percent for 2,790 yards and 18 touchdowns with 10 interceptions as the Bears finished 6-7. "I know Blake is a really talented guy and I'm looking forward to working with him and learning from him and getting to know each other better," Robertson said. The Bears were in dire need for another quarterback after redshirt freshman Kyron Drones transferred to Virginia Tech after the season and Dripping Springs quarterback Austin Novosad switched from Baylor to Oregon on the Dec. 21 signing day. - Dallas Morning News

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QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
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01/12/23 - Steve Linton, rSr/2025, Baylor, 6-4, 248 (DS#37 DE) + More +

Steve Linton is the latest former Syracuse football player to find a new home with the first NCAA transfer portal window coming to a close. Linton announced Monday via Twitter that he's committed to Texas Tech. He's the third SU transfer to land at another Power 5 school. Through four seasons with the Orange, Linton appeared in 29 games and made 45 tackles (8.5 for loss), 4.5 sacks and had three fumble recoveries. One of those came in SU's 2022 season-opening win against Louisville; he had also forced the fumble. - The Post-Standard

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DE Steve Linton, Baylor
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01/11/23 - Mike Smith Jr., rSr/2024, Baylor, 6-0, 244 (DS#61 ILB) + More +

Former Liberty linebacker Mike Smith committed to Baylor on Tuesday after former North Texas tight end Jake Roberts committed to the Bears on Monday night. As a fourth-year junior, Smith led Liberty with 85 tackles in 2022 with 10 for loss, three forced fumbles and an interception. Previously in three seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast, he collected 248 tackles (151 solo, 97 assisted), 19 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions. - Waco Tribune Herald

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ILB Mike Smith Jr., Baylor
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01/08/23 - Jack Stone, Sr/2026, Baylor, 5-11, 195 (DS#999 K) + More +

Former Michigan State kicker Jack Stone announced Thursday that he's transferring to Baylor. Stone hit two of four field goal attempts and 15 of 16 PATs as a freshman for the Spartans in 2022, including a 51-yard field goal against Penn State. The Dallas Highland Park graduate was rated one of the top kicking prospects in the country in the 2022 class. Stone will have a chance to compete for Baylor's starting kicking job since senior John Mayers has exhausted his eligibility. Baylor signed punter-kicker Palmer Williams from Mocksville Davie in the 2023 class. - Waco Tribune Herald

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K Jack Stone, Baylor
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01/08/23 - Sawyer Robertson, rSr/2026, Baylor, 6-4, 220 (DS#10 QB) + More +

Mississippi State football's quarterback room is thinning. After freshman Braedyn Locke announced Tuesday he was entering the transfer portal, redshirt freshman Sawyer Robertson will join him in leaving the Bulldogs, according to reports from On3 and 247Sports. Robertson was a four-star prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, who had one of the best careers in Texas high school football history. He graduated from Coronado High School, ranking eighth all time in completions (813), 10th in touchdowns (135) and 13th in yards (11,302) in the state. He received offers from Florida State, Arkansas, USC and Texas, among others. He committed to MSU and coach Mike Leach on March 31, 2020. Robertson's decision comes amidst a coaching change as defensive coordinator Zach Arnett was promoted to head coach after Leach's death on Dec. 12.

Entering the 2022 season, Leach said Robertson was competing for the starting job. Will Rogers remained the starter, but it was a promising sign in Robertson's development. Robertson's progress was evident in preseason practice compared to his true freshman season. He threw two interceptions in two public scrimmages, but he matched it with three touchdowns. Entering the season opener against Memphis, Leach expressed his confidence in Robertson if he was forced into a game. "We've invested a lot of reps in him which is important," Leach said. "He's had some ups and downs, but he's on an upswing. He's always been an explosive player." - The Clarion Ledger

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QB Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
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