Ashley Hodge talks with Baylor Women’s Basketball head coach Nicki Collen about the upcoming season, the new roster, what to expect from returning players, how the Bears handled the transfer portal and more.

From a personnel standpoint, the Bears were extremely young in 2026, but have a chance to make the most out of the offseason with a plethora of returning options and a portal session to help shore up some holes. Here are a couple of aspects of the team that I’m keeping an eye on.

What would a Jerome Tang-Scott Drew reunion mean?

Isaac Williams IV to return to Baylor.

Worry-O-Meter following Baylor’s transfer portal cycle.

Baylor lands an SEC tight end.

Kansas State rising redshirt junior safety Colby McCalister has committed to Baylor.

As apathy reached, perhaps, its lowest point amongst the Baylor fanbase in over a decade, the commitment of Florida transfer quarterback DJ Lagway came at the perfect time for a program and a fanbase that desperately needed some positive news.

Baylor rising redshirt junior nose tackle Samu Taumanupepe is planning on entering the transfer portal.

Transfer Portal Intel (1/8): Lagway, Miller, Leyrer Updates

Baylor adds productive EDGE out of Kansas State.

Rising sophomore Arkansas linebacker JJ Shelton has committed to Baylor via the transfer portal following his visit on Jan. 3.

Marshall defensive lineman Jamaal Whyce has signed with Baylor.

As former Florida quarterback DJ Lagway takes official visits this week to Florida State, Virginia, and eventually Baylor, I can’t help but feel a bit of optimism about the Bears’ chances.

Transfer Portal Intel (1/5)

Baylor has landed its second commitment of the 2026 transfer portal cycle in the form of New Mexico State cornerback Stilton McKelvey.

Baylor rising redshirt senior EDGE Emar’rion Winston will enter the transfer portal.

SicEm365 Lead Recruiting Analyst and Co-Editor Grayson Grundhoefer answers questions about Baylor's transfer portal plan.