Baylor football has been plagued with negative publicity over the last three years. However, thanks to a stunt by Associate athletic director for football operations, Sean Padden, the program has seen a positive moment of attention.
On Aug. 4, at the conclusion of practice, Padden raced and defeated a tackling dummy.
Padden jumped out to a quick start with his human reflexes, allowing him to get off the blocks immediately. He then cruised the remainder of the race, earning a victory over the machine. However, after the end of the race, Padden was put down by the robot, who proclaimed revenge over Padden.