Aug. 24, 2006
The Baylor football team held its longest workout of the week Thursday afternoon on the grass practice fields at Floyd Casey Stadium, working for nearly two-and-a-half hours in the Central Texas heat. No new injuries were reported from the workout, which was the Bears' 20th since hitting the practice field Aug. 4.
"We got a little bit out of rhythm and then the coaches got a little hot, but we got back on schedule," said Baylor coach Guy Morriss. "We went a little bit long today, but we had to get it done. We'll get back in sync tomorrow."
The Bears are slated to workout Friday at 3:15 p.m., Saturday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. before taking next Monday off. Mondays are the Bears' traditional off days during the season.
Notes: Baylor Assistant Athletic Director/Head Trainer Mike Sims, in his 26th year of service to his alma mater, received the 2006 Dave Campbell Award from the Waco Chamber of Commerce at the city's 18th annual football Kickoff Luncheon Thursday ... "Mike Sims is most-deserving of this honor and all of us are thrilled for him," said Morriss. "We greatly appreciate his hard work and dedication to Baylor football and Central Texas athletics in general. He does a tremendous job of keeping our players healthy." ... The Bears added seven players to their 2006 roster from Wednesday's walk-on tryouts--PK Alex Cammack (Longview, Texas), S Nate Farley (Denison, Texas), IR Trent Gunnels (Fairfield, Texas), LB Tyler King (Norcross, Ga.), DB Alex Kushneir (Ridge, N.J.), CB Kevin Schupp (Prosper, Texas) and WR Patrick Swindle (Tyler, Texas) ... Both season and single-game tickets for the 2006 Baylor football season remain on sale through the Athletic Ticket Office ... Tickets may be purchased in-person at Floyd Casey Stadium, over the phone at 254.710.1000 or on-line, 24-hours-a-day, at baylorbears.com ...On Saturday, Sept. 2, the day prior to the Bears' season-opener against TCU, the Athletic Ticket Office will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. for fans wishing to purchase tickets for any of Baylor's seven home games ... Fox Sports Southwest will preview the 2006 Baylor football season on Aug. 24 at 10 p.m.
