(We have) to come from a position of powerlessness, a sense of, Hey, were fighting for every edge. Things could take a turn for the worst early if the defense isnt quite up to their 2021 form in the first half of the season. 17 Baylor Bears football team kicks off week four with a Big 12 Conference showdown against the undefeated Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, 2022 Hes long and has some quickness, but hes a one trick finesse pony. Can Iowa State replace Xavier Hutchinson, who seemed like the offenses only option at times last year? By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, 10 key Baylor players to know in 2022: Returning O-line, D-line alleviates concerns, Everything you need to know about Baylor football: Key storylines, predictions and more, Ray Davis optimistic, anxious about Rangers season amidst tumultuous TV situation, Cowboys Mike McCarthy has more power, fewer excuses. Dont be surprised either if five-star linebacker Anthony Hill bullies his way onto the field either; hes that good. There was a point in spring where you say, Hes one of the top guys on our team, just based on production, Aranda said. Baylor returns four starters on the offensive line and has had five players return who have started at least eight games on the offensive line. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. This team went 2-3 in one-score games in the regular season; getting another win or two this year certainly wouldnt be a shock. With Connor Galvin making the announcement that he will come back next season on Friday, the Bear will bring back all four of those guys. Players Im most excited to see in CFB - Pt 20Ben Sims - TE - BaylorSims was very productive on @BUFootball Big 12 championship run. Hes the smallest guy out there but maybe the toughest guy, Grimes said. The average sack allowed by the Baylor line in 2021 took 4.6 seconds from snap to sack, the second-longest average in the FBS. Another key defensive position to fill is the star, Baylors hybrid nickelback/outside linebacker role, previously occupied by 2021 Big 12 defensive player of the year and second-round pick Pitre. Baylor Bear Insider One of seven returning starters from a 31-20 Baylor team, sophomore infielder Tre Richardson didn't like that aching feeling last May when Ika made an immediate impact as a transfer from LSU, earning the 2021 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award. pic.twitter.com/zg3fJXYoU9, 2021 stats (Tulsa): 14.0 TFLs (led team, second in AAC), four sacks (second on team), one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at left tackle. Doyle and Jones are plenty physical, but Jones can miss assignments and both can be exploited in space by Bijan or Keilan. Lorando Johnson, S Lorando Johnson likely wont declare in the 2023 NFL Draft cycle, but his name is one to keep in the memory banks. "We got married in Katy, Texas, about a mile from the high school stadium," he said. It sets the tone for everything.. Morgan, the one returning starter in the group, will be deployed either at safety or star, depending on need. The Bears have been a strong Big 12 road team, compiling a 3-1 record, and their play style and experience tends to travel well. Bohanon, who started the other 12 games, hit the transfer portal after the coaches gave Shapen the nod and landed at South Florida. Dave Aranda enters Year 3 in Waco in considerably better shape than last year, with a Big 12 Championship in the trophy case. He returns the attention of major offensive line award voters. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. The Big 12 Conference lays claim to two of the top five small forwards in the country. The Bears have a three-headed running back group comprised of two scatbacks and one power runner. The secondary is being retooled with Christian Morgan providing the most veteran presence at safety. Here are our predictions for the Big 12's order of finish in 2023. Theyre headlined by OT Connor Galvin and C Jacob Gall. Unlike last year, they dont take care of the ball all that well. Sophomore Tony Anyanwu, whom Roberts said was the starting jack before foot surgery forced him to miss the season, will be in the mix, as well as redshirt freshman Jackie Marshall. The clearest strength of the Baylor offense is an OL that represents the 2nd most seasoned unit in college football. The transfer portal will help the Sooners make up for some of the losses, and if Dillon Gabriel can join the five returning offensive starters and hit the ground running, the Sooners could take off. 19 in the nation, good for second in the Big 12 Conference. He picked up All-Big-12 first-team honors and is now in pursuit of national recognition. Defense drove the Bears to the Big 12 title and if theres one thing Aranda can be counted on having, its a good defense. The Jayhawks may still be a year off; there a number of those projected starters still have more eligibility after this year. 2022 Sugar Bowl odds: Baylor starting quarterback Gerry Bohanon expected to return from injury vs. Ole Miss Baylor should have starting QB Gerry Bohanon available off injury for Saturday's Sugar Bowl matchup vs. Ole Miss. Hes a great athlete, good blocker, and can get involved in the vertical pass game. Texas has a real opportunity to hold down this unit if theyre assignment sound and the corner opposite Ryan Watts comes to play. Seven months removed from winning the national championship, Baylor could be good enough to reach the final game again this season. You just dont typically see that kind of shift within a season. And with the departure of Max Duggan, Kendre Miller and Quentin Johnston TCU ranks 130th (!!!) The OL is also stacked with returning starters and a few players who havent spent as much time in the trenches, so Im hoping that those who have led in the past: senior RG Sam Tecklenburg and C Jake Fruhmorgen will encourage the younger players to step up when theyre needed. Powered by Capitol Presence & Olympus Cloud. But West Virginia also ranks 89th in returning offensive production nationally, and doesnt really make up for it on the defensive side, where the Mountaineers are 49th. Will that be enough for the Cyclones to overcome the leagues lowest returning starter count? Pass protection improved immensely, too. Those expecting last year to be a one-off for Kansas arent looking at what Kansas brings back: the Jayhawks rank second nationally in returning production, including first offensively and 10th defensively. That includes competition for incumbent quarterback Blake Shapen and likely plug-and-play starters on the offensive line for the Bears. Baylor ranked 10th in the country and first in the Big 12 in rushing offense in 2021, averaging 219.3 yards per game, leading the way to a Big 12 Championship. Related: College Football's Top Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2023 4. Point, blank period. Last year it was the Big 12 title. Baylor football shocked the Big 12 last year. The Mountaineers looked like a better team with Garrett Greene at quarterback because of his toughness and ability to make big plays with his legs when he needed to. There may be inexperience at those key offensive spots, but sufficient talent exists. A more consistent downfield and intermediate passing game will be the big difference., Added Aranda: (Shapens) ability as a thrower to read coverages, to anticipate looks his arm is strong, his delivery can be unique. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. The second coach expects Baylors running game will again be solid but noted how little production returns at receiver. Find more Baylor coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. Making the field bigger is preferable to playing in a phone booth. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. Likely this will be another year like last year: West Virginia has the talent to sneak up and bite somebody, but might not have the consistent week-in, week-out results. . They pulled a similar mind screw on Texas Tech, forcing three different QBs to throw a combined a 5 interceptions. Each of the new schools comes in at a different place, and the 2022 Big 12 title game participants, TCU and Kansas State, both had major losses on at least one side of the ball. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. Baylor will contend for the Big 12 again this year. Hes a graduate of BGSU and works as an auditor for Google content curation products. Ranking 77th nationally in returning production, the Sooners are somewhat middle of the pack in the Big 12 in that category. Finding another Terrel Bernard or Jalen Pitre on defense is a tall task. How will Shapen develop? With both coordinators back and all the returnees on the line of scrimmage, Baylor can figure it out. Offensively, John Rhys Plumlee headlines a group that ranks 78th in returning offensive production, but may be more ready to hit the ground running with a strong group of wide receivers and Plumlees ability to impact games with his legs as well. He was an All-Big-12 honorable mention in 2021 and will look to prove he deserved more than that with a big 2022. Shouldnt we do it some other way?. Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. Though none of those classes have been in the top 25, it doesnt mean they wont yield quality results. Baylor football is riding high after the program attained its first 12-win season, highlighted by a Big 12 Championship and Sugar Bowl win. Breakdown: Player was a highly touted transfer portal prospect, so the fact that hes joining Apu, Hall, TJ Franklin and Cole Maxwell must be terrifying for any opposition. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. The Bears have some athletes and plenty of raw speed, but theyre inconsistent. That has turned each team's returning starter count into one of the most panned metrics heading into a given season. LSUs Josh White will try to bolster the linebacker corps, which does return middle linebacker Dillon Doyle. When the Bear running game hits it rhythm, its a lot of fun to watch and loading up the box can actually make things worse for the run defense. Younger possibilities include true freshman safety Alfonzo Allen. Oklahoma and Texas will loom in the second half of the season but the Oct. 1 matchup with Oklahoma State could be the early indicator of what the Bears are capable of. Hes joined by Matt Jones, who has been a massive drop off from the cat quick NFL draftee Terrel Bernard. The strength of the offense lies up front. Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. (Kevin Jairaj / USA Today), He looked inward, forcing himself to evolve, Aranda signed a contract extension in February, but opting for its 2021 backup, Blake Shapen, over starter Gerry Bohanon. If the offense can make the most of a strong group of running backs led by Richard Reese and an athletic crop of wide receivers, Baylor should be pretty good the defense has a chance to improve from where it was a year ago. Baylor Football (@BUFootball) November 19, 2022. Gavin Yates saw action as a freshman walk-on last year, and freshman Kelsey Johnson has impressed since arriving. Former Baylor standout linebacker and Sugar Bowl MVP Terrel Bernard is a Buffalo Bill, leaving Doyle to pick up the slack. But Oklahoma would tell you that some of the departures arent the worst thing in the world, and Brent Venables upset the apple cart a bit in the offseason by going guns blazing into the transfer portal. The sample sizes are small, but also very promising for Morris. On the plus side, Shapen will have a veteran offensive line led by defending Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year Connor Galvin and reinforced y Buffalow transfer Jacob Gall. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. A '21 start against Baylor (461 passing yards and two scores and 70 rushing yards) showcased Morris' talent. I dont say it in an ugly way, I say it as thats probably where it is right now. Diminutive Richard Reese (908 yards, 14 tds, 5.2 per carry) and Sqwirl Williams (530 yards, 4 tds, 5.8 per carry) are the speed component while 245 pound Qualan Jones (403 yards, 7 tds, 5.5 per carry) brings the pain. Six four-star prospects and 14 three-star recruits headline BU's 26th-ranked class, according And will Iowa States reluctance to fully embrace the transfer portal mean that the Cyclones wont fill the holes they do have? The Bears match up well in some spots to Texas, but theyre a five loss team for a reason. Yes, we know. Baylors offensive line was one of thirteen finalists for the Joe Moore Award, presented annually to the nations top offensive line in college football. After an awful 2020, in which the Bears went 2-7 and looked listless by seasons end, Aranda overhauled the offensive staff. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports). Blake Shapen rode an excellent performance in the Big 12 title game to the starting job this spring, unseating Gerry Bohanon, who has since transferred and is now the starter at USF. While Kansas State had six on both sides of the ball and added a transfer quarterback to fill one of the openings, Oklahoma State returns seven starters from the nations 53rd-best offense, according to SP+, including quarterback Spencer Sanders. The Buffs have just five returning starters on defense, and their offensive line still isnt ready to compete with the top programs in the Pac-12, let alone the entire country. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at center. Craig Sqwirl Williams, 5-foot-8, 173 pounds, has battled injuries but was healthy this spring. Note: the 3 Bear runners have combined for a healthy 41 total catches, but they average just over 7 yards per reception. 1 and in charge of moving the Bears forward on offense. Breakdown: In the middle, all eyes are on Dillon Doyle for the 2022 season. Jones missed spring with a foot injury, allowing Will Williams to get the first-team reps at weakside linebacker, and Roberts was encouraged by his development. He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have Baylor (6-7 in 2022) (Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire, Getty) The biggest reason to propel the Bears down these rankings is that Baylor ranks 100th nationally in A returning starting quarterback in Dillon Gabriel is a good thing, and the Sooners have the No. Flahertys reasoning: While the team loses plenty on the defensive side, the Wildcats return Will Howard and all five offensive linemen. In comparison to Baylors six returning starters, BYU has a clear advantage in this department as they return a colossal 19 players from last years already stacked team. Anticipate Gall to be another invaluable piece to a stellar offensive line group. "I thought football had to be part of it, somehow." On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. Seth Jones, another sophomore, is up to nearly 200 pounds after being recruited at 180. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Zeno (transferred to UAB) and Brown both entered the portal last September. Hes a guy that opened up his heart to the team and led his team in a real prideful, courageous way, Aranda said of Bohanon. Now hes the uncontested No. Dont expect too big a slide, if any, overall. Returning starters (5): DT Cole Maxwell, NT Siaki Ika, WLB Matt Jones, MLB Dillon Doyle, S Christian Morgan. They can probably look at the 20-13 Norristown loss where the Eagles made a goal line stand and a few kneel-downs to pull off the upset as a turning point, The offense will have to start over at quarterback Texas Tech transfer Donovan Smith could be the pick there and must replace Tunes favorite target in Tank Dell. Early spring success has Texas filling fans with hope, Judge rules in favor of Michael Irvin in request for expedited evidence in $100M lawsuit, Mike McCarthy calls taking over play-calling most fun Ive had as Cowboys coach, PK winners! Four of five starters return on the offensive line, and the entire defensive line two-deep is back. The 6-7, 265-pound junior should build on his 2021, which included 29 tackles and three sacks in 11 games. The defense could improve, and the cupboard is far from bare in Fort Worth, where Sonny Dykes will get back his original starting quarterback in Chandler Morris, who should sling the ball to Alabama transfer JoJo Earle, among others. LT Connor Galvin, RG Grant Miller, RT Kahlil Keith, and C Jacob Gall are all seniors who were eligible to return for another season in 2022. That was a full yard improvement over 2020, which was seventh in the Big 12 and 62nd nationally. He will put the ball in peril and he isnt shy about taking deep shots, even on 3rd and forever. In the history of the Big 12, 2023 will always stand as an outlier. The third and final of the three Big 12 schools who return 12 starters, Texas joins Kansas State with six returning starters on both offense and defense. The Mountaineers will be leaning fairly heavily on the transfer portal after bringing back six offensive starters and three defensive starters from last years team. One opposing coach sees the Bears as a force in the Big 12 again. This is a tough one. This article was first published in the Cougar And while we dont think Cincinnati will be bad, the Bearcats rank last in the league in returning production, coming in at No. With the Wildcats tied for the fourth-highest number of returning starters, and some of the players that Kansas State has back, are the Wildcats in position to become a dark horse Big 12 candidate in a year where there are few true frontrunners? The Bears have young athletes out wide capable of explosive plays, but they are remarkably inconsistent and inexperienced. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports The 2022 class, which includes 21 signees, finished 36th. UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. 70 nationally), the players that the Cougars replace departures with are often older and more physically ready to step in than the traditional redshirt freshman or sophomore. Now that hes gotten to the top, he needs to figure out to how keep Baylor there. UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. Remember, too, that while BYUs production numbers arent super high (middle of the Big 12 pack at No. Mark Milton, who started two games at corner last year, is a strong candidate at cornerback. With whats left of the returners, here is who will stand out among the bunch in hopes to repeat as conference champions. In the return game, Baylor lost Ebner, a third-round pick and the Big 12 special teams player of the year. What should fans expect in 2022? Itll be giving up a soft edge (pretty unlikely) or second level defenders overrunning or being paralyzed by backfield candy (more likely) allowing Baylor runners a crease in the alley. Remember, too: Texas regular season losses last year came by a total of 18 points. In that regard, the Big 12 is a league in transition. When Baylors outside zone running game is humming, theyre a Bear to defend as Reese and Sqwirl are adept at finding small creases or using their quickness to make sharp cuts against the grain when second level defenders overrun to the sideline. Hunter Dekkers is the likely Brock Purdy replacement, and he has some interesting traits to build around. I act like this. Fleeks has all the ability in the world, and Baldwin is a dynamic player with really good speed. Other receivers could get looks at returner. Related: Early 2022 Big 12 QB Preview and Rankings 3. Over their last 7 games, the Bears have given up 13 turnovers. Whoever wins the quarterback job out of Tyler Shough and Donovan Smith has both starting experience and a high ceiling. Much of the fault is on Baylors second and third level defenders not hitting their run fits when runners spill wide. Leading receiver Tyquan Thornton is off to the NFL and No. But there are worse bets to take than a Kansas State team with a returning starter at quarterback in Will Howard, playing behind the bulk of his offensive line returning. Defensively, Kansas brings back most of its pieces on the back end, but will need to hope a transfer class of defensive linemen can hit the ground running if the Jayhawks are to make major (and much-needed) improvements on that side of the ball. But Texas Tech also just couldnt get healthy quarterback play with some downright awful injury luck at the position. Sam Khan Jr. is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football and recruiting primarily in Texas. Theres talent on hand, particularly at quarterback where the Mountaineers added USC and Georgia transfer JT Daniels, giving West Virginia its most talented signal-caller in years. It was hard, but necessary. ", 2021 stats: Four sacks (T-third most), six TFLs (T-sixth most), played 13 games with 12 starts. With a solid crop of returning players, the question will be whether that talent can start delivering results on the field. Following that group is a young trio: redshirt freshman Cisco Caston, true freshman Devyn Bobby and third-year sophomore Mike Harris. Freshmen Reggie Bush and Tevin Williams III are also long, fast corner possibilities. Sims is a staple of the Baylor offense and saw his production soar in 2021. Baylor took a bold step by not only reopening the quarterback competition after its historic season, but opting for its 2021 backup, Blake Shapen, over starter Gerry Bohanon. Whoever wins the job should have plenty of talent to utilize, but will need the offensive line to come together. A number of transfers doesnt hurt either. Hes a graduate of BGSU and works as an auditor for Google content curation products. So though some may expect a return to the Big 12 title game, Aranda is zeroing in on how his team acts in these summer months. Baylor has added two more super-seniors to the list of returning players, as defensive linemen Cole Maxwell and Chidi Ogbonnaya have announced that they will be back in 2022. Grimes said Sims has improved as a blocker and Drake Dabney as a receiver. On defense, the second coach sees Baylors defensive line as the deepest in the Big 12. The next group of schools Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and TCU lost two starters. Some of those bounces are likely to go the Sooners way this season, which could mean improvement in the win column just by being less unlucky. Sophomore Blake Shapen leads the Bears offense and hes had an inconsistent season, playing pretty well up to the West Virginia game where he had over 300 yards passing at halftime! In the starting lineup, Grimes expects competition at both guard spots. Ben Sims is the teams returning leader in receptions (31), receiving yards (361) and touchdown catches (six). in returning offensive production theres reason to believe some of those close games are going to go the other way in 2023. And while Nebraska quarterback transfer Adrian Martinez couldnt give it a go in the spring, hes certainly an experienced option and would seem to be the frontrunner to take over for the graduated Skylar Thompson at quarterback. 7:00 AM on Aug 19, 2022 CDT. Theres a lot to like about what the Golden Knights are building defensively for the future, and the good news is that with UCF ranking 43rd in returning defensive production, those younger players wont be needed immediately. Sims had the best season of his career with 361 yards and six touchdowns last year. It might be way too early for college football predictions, but before the rest of the country hits the field for spring ball, here are our early predictions for Power-5 conference champions in 2023. Cornerback Al Walcott and safety Christian Morgan, both returning starters, will also see time at star, Roberts said. 21 transfer class, the third-best in the Big 12. Baylor struggles to get an honest pass rush at times and they rely heavily on deceptive coverages on the back end to confound QBs and force sucker throws. Safety Christian Morgan is an experienced starter (leads them in INTs with 3) and physical SPARQ freak and smallish safety Devin Lemear has traits, but hes too inexperienced. Heres the thing on the Red Raiders: Like TCU, the Red Raiders were undefeated in one-score games in the regular season. Those are some pretty big haymakers to take, and with Cincinnati bringing in 247Sports 11th-rated transfer class, Scott Satterfield could have a bit of an uphill climb to keep things where theyve been. 2021 stats: Six sacks (second most), 7.0 TFL, 17 total tackles. If Alabama transfer Amari Kight can be part of an offensive line that keeps Plumlee upright, UCF could surprise and finish much higher than this. Sneed (Colorado) entered after the 2021 season and Bohanon (USF) and Landry (Missouri) departed after spring football ended. Michael Haag, Baylor athletics blogger. WebVisit ESPN to view the latest Baylor Bears news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more Big 12 football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023 2022 Team Leaders. Its worth noting that while Baylor started the year rock-ribbed against the run with their massive interior Tite front, theyve surrendered 179 yards per game rushing over their last three games.
Five best college football futures bets to make, including our Syracuse Orange, who return 80% of their starters this season. Baylor Bears Preview 2022: Defense Dave Aranda knows how to get a defense to produce, and this one should be more than fine. The Bears O-line was the most improved unit in 2021, becoming a true strength as the Bears led the Big 12 in rushing and allowed the third-fewest sacks. The former Iowa Hawkeyes presence was shown even with Bernard on the squad, and hes beloved among his peers, so expect a big year from Doyle in 2022. Starters Gabe Hall, Siaki Ika and Cole Maxwell and rotational linemen TJ Franklin, Chidi Ogbonnaya and Brayden Utley return. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. He played pretty well against TCU, so maybe hes on the rebound. Tyquan Thornton, R.J. Snead and Drew Estrada have all departed, leaving tight end Ben Sims as the leading returning pass-catcher along with tight end Drake Dabney. That could make picking the 14-team Big 12 an absolute madhouse with so many variables. (Kevin Jairaj / USA Today), Baylor linebacker Dillon Doyle finished second on the team in tackles with 90 and second with 8.5 tackles for loss. Baylors one-two punch of Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner left the program. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. Josh Cameron, a former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship, gives the group some size (6-2, 210 pounds). The wild card at linebacker is LSU transfer Josh White, who just arrived on campus this month. Will Howard, Kansas State An injury to Adrian Martinez in mid-October opened the door for To call last year a tale of two seasons for the Cowboys wouldnt even be touching what actually happened.
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