Louisiana natives and Baylor basketball players Jared Butler and Mark Vital will be on stage for the NCAA National Championship Game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Monday night.
The Big 12 sent a cease and desist letter to the network of ESPN in regards to ESPN using a video showing Baylor and TCU football players in a Star Wars commercial.
Bryce Petty threw for 336 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores to help seventh-ranked Baylor cruise past Iowa State 49-28 in its Big 12 opener Saturday night.
In the days after DeAndre Kane decided to transfer to Iowa State, the former Marshall guard sent a simple, five-word text message to new teammate Georges Niang.
It said: "I just want to win."
Brady Heslip scored 18 points, including all five of his 3-pointers after halftime, and Baylor got a much-needed boost to its NCAA tournament hopes with a 74-61 victory over No. 16 Iowa State on Tuesday night.