Baylor Football Garners Eight CSC Academic All-District Honors

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 7, 2025

Baylor Football Garners Eight CSC Academic All-District Honors
Eight selections are the most in program history
For more information contact: Brent Ingram, 210-845-8651, Brent_Ingram at Baylor.edu<mailto:Brent_Ingram at Baylor.edu>; Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>; Josie Hutton, 254-709-7720, Josie_Hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:Josie_Hutton at baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Eight Baylor football student-athletes have earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC), as announced Tuesday by the organization.

Michael Allen, Sidney Fugar, Kyler Jordan, Caleb Parker, Sawyer Robertson, Jack Stone, Keaton Thomas and Josh White each garnered recognition thanks to their work in the classroom and on the playing field. Robertson and Thomas are also eligible for Academic All-America honors, which will be announced later in January.

Student-athletes are recognized by CSC members for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. To be considered, one must accumulate a cumulative GPA above 3.50 with at least a sophomore athletic and academic standing, while being a starter or key reserve for their respective team. In football, student-athletes must have competed in 90 percent of their team’s games played or have started at least 66 percent of games.

A special teams standout from Stilwell, Kan., Allen played in 12 games, primarily serving as the lead blocker on kick returns. A respected leader in his redshirt sophomore season, Allen holds a 3.95 GPA as a double major in finance and management.

In his first season with the Bears, Fugar took over as the left tackle in Week 6 and started each of the last eight games for BU, helping to transform the offense. Baylor averaged 37.5 points per game and churned up 484.6 yards per game over its last eight games, improving by over eight points and 115 yards per game. A communications major from Waldorf, Md., Fugar racked up a 3.66 GPA.

For the second-consecutive year, Jordan earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Team with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The accounting and management information systems major also played in all 13 games for the Bears, making two starts and totaling 19 tackles, including two for loss. Jordan also blocked a field goal in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl against LSU, the first of his career.

A versatile special teamer and contributor at safety, Parker played in all 13 games for BU this season and made 17 tackles, including one for loss. He added a pair of pass breakups and a blocked kick in his redshirt senior campaign, while maintaining a 3.52 GPA in mechanical engineering with a minor in mathematics.

Robertson was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for the first time in his career after posting a 3.68 GPA in marketing. The redshirt junior quarterback had a breakout season for the Bears, throwing for 3,071 yards with 28 touchdowns. He ranks sixth all-time in Baylor single-season history for passing touchdowns and seventh in passing yards, while leading the Big 12 and ranking seventh nationally in QBR (82.9).

A junior from Dallas, Texas, Stone primarily handled kickoff duties in all 13 games for BU in 2024. He logged 49 touchbacks in 75 attempts with an average distance of 63.1 yards on his boots. Stone recorded a 3.92 GPA in finance.

Thomas led the Bears with 114 tackles and joined Matt Jones as the first linebacker duo to each eclipse 100 tackles since 2012. An All-Big 12 First Team selection, Thomas racked up seven TFLs, two sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown in the season opener. In the classroom, Thomas posted a 3.58 GPA as a pre-business major.

A native of Houston, Texas, White collected 12 tackles on the year, primarily on special teams. The redshirt senior finished his collegiate career with a 3.66 GPA in his sports management graduate program.

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