Baylor Ready to Kick Off Season

For Baylor Bears' coach Art Briles, now is the time to turn all of the off-season hype and hope into happen. For the Baylor football team, there is only one way to do that - win.

Winning that first game to kick off any football season is something that has seemed elusive for the Baylor Bears recently, having lost 6 out of their last 7 - including to Wake Forest last season. But Art Briles and the Bears hope to change that trend starting Saturday in Winston-Salem.

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