The Bears have been in the conference title game two of the past three years and have six double-digit win seasons and three Big 12 championships since 2011. The Bears badly miss Jalen Pitre and JT Woods. Guess you have to call 2022 a disappointment for Coach Billy Hawthorne entering his sixth season in 2023 off a .500 season when 16 starters returned including four OLers and a TE. 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. Hes the smallest guy out there but maybe the toughest guy, Grimes said. You can learn more about Pete by visiting his personal website: PeteMundo.com. The school president and athletic director each signed 10-year extensions. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports). They work really well together and dont necessarily need to physically dominate at the point of attack to make their outside zone system hum. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. Replacing some of the losses on defense will be a bigger challenge, though Joey McGuires first year saw the Red Raiders play with physicality and toughness on that side of the ball, and Texas Tech added four defenders through the transfer portal, including three players up front. But perhaps the single biggest reason to believe in Oklahoma: (Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire, Getty), (Photo: Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: James Guillory, USA TODAY Sports), according to ESPNs Bill Connellys measurements, When we looked at how teams fared in one-score games. A big physical front headlined by plus size nose tackle Siaki Ika isnt designed to compile stats, but to dominate the interior line of scrimmage and force runners to either collide into an interior wall or bounce wide on a rounded angle that allows easy clean up. This makes the Bears 3 overall class (including both high school talent and the Longhorns smaller transfer class), Texas should get some increased firepower on both sides of the ball. Grimes said Sims has improved as a blocker and Drake Dabney as a receiver. The Bears do lose starting left guard Xavier Newman-Johnson, who had 36 career starts and earned Pro Football Network First-Team All-American Honors in 2021. Whoever wins the quarterback job out of Tyler Shough and Donovan Smith has both starting experience and a high ceiling. And that would typically seem to indicate some regression. 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. 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. "We got married in Katy, Texas, about a mile from the high school stadium," he said. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Sam Hartman is likely back for Wake Forest, which makes a Preseason prognosticators that looked at 14 returning starters and picked the Bears to win the league are being punished for not understanding that Baylor losing six players to the NFL Draft 4 of them in the first first 3 rounds isnt something that can be replaced. In the return game, Baylor lost Ebner, a third-round pick and the Big 12 special teams player of the 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. The Bears are allowing offenses to convert a healthy 45.4% of their 3rd downs this season and that simply doesnt marry well to Arandas larger philosophy. Galvin was an All-Big-12 first-teamer with All-American mentions to his name last season. "We got married in Katy, Texas, about a mile from the high school stadium," he said. Breakdown: Returning for his fifth season, the 2021 Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year will yet again be a force to be reckoned with in the trenches. You dont have to worry about a lot of things that you usually have to worry about. #SicEm, 2021 stats: 29 tackles, six pass breakups (led team), two tackles for loss. But if he comes in and truly finds his footing, the Cougars could be too low here. The 2022 Georgia Bulldogs will be replacing a lot of experience on both sides of the ball especially on defense. Roberts is leaning toward Walcott at star and Johnson at corner. 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. #Baylor RB @TayeMcwilliams on what its like behind a good O-line that returned so much talent:[Its] way easier, it makes life super easy. There are tangible questions that need answers, too. Leading receiver Tyquan Thornton is off to the NFL and No. This page is A Big 12 championship game record 17-straight completions is one way to get into the spotlight, but thats just what Shapen did. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. Note: Baylor OC Jeff Grimes loves trick plays. Starters Gabe Now hes the uncontested No. Offensively, the coach praised the scheme and the job offensive line coach Eric Mateos does. Besides Alabama or Georgia, I dont know whos got a better front scheme-wise than Baylor.. Hill is among a number of players who could have breakout seasons in 2023. With nine offensive returning starters and eight defensive returning starters and Lance Leipold getting his first spring with the team after signing on after spring ball last year, the Jayhawks should have significantly better understanding of the teams system and what it takes to compete in the Big 12. Sam Khan Jr. is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football and recruiting primarily in Texas. The top three tight ends on the 2021 depth chart return. Hes an athletic and ridiculously strong 0-tech NT thats very light on his feet for his size. On the move! Aranda had to replace three departures from his on-field staff. Daniel Green has been among the Big 12s best linebackers when healthy, and hell try to shore up a defense that ranks 94th in returning production, but was sprinkling through some of the younger players over the course of the season. The defense was stifling and the offense pounded the rock as the Bears worked their way through the Big 12 slate and took down ranked BYU. With the heartbreak kid gone, Morgan has a great chance to shine in the spotlight as one of Baylors best defensive players. Injuries certainly played a part, but the offseason attrition was also worrisome. With belief no longer an obstacle, Aranda fights different beasts: the teams attitude and maturity. #Baylor DT Siaki Ika (6-4, 354, SR) LSU transfer. Theyre headlined by OT Connor Galvin and C Jacob Gall. To fill the void, Aranda hired former Nevada assistant Ronnie Wheat. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. Gabe Hall (6-6, 300) is the best pass rusher of the group (3.5 sacks) but all three of them exist to dominate the run and own the line of scrimmage from tackle to tackle. SHARE If BYU football players, coaches were stocks, who would you buy? That includes competition for incumbent quarterback Blake Shapen and likely plug-and-play starters on the offensive line for the Bears. In the past four years, Baylor has more or less recruited at a top-40 level nationally. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. Expect more transfer help at running back (UNLVs Aidan Robbins) and on both lines. Dave Aranda enters Year 3 in Waco in considerably better shape than last year, with a Big 12 Championship in the trophy case. Arandas second season in charge could hardly have gone more perfectly. 19 in the nation, good for second in the Big 12 Conference. The strength of the offense lies up front. Im perfect. 3 min read Shouldnt we do it some other way?. The Cyclones were one of the nations most experienced teams last year the reason for Iowa States lofty preseason expectations and now need to start over in a major way after a number of those players moved on. Web2022 Football Roster - Baylor University Athletics Baylor University Athletics Scoreboard Football UAlbany Sep 3 6 PM ESPN + Football vs UAlbany September 3, 2022 6 PM Their preferred front lines up Baylor size and power on the specific Longhorn OL whove dealt with that least well and its important that the Longhorns have some run game wrinkles that allow advantageous blocking angles inside and create some conflict in Baylors clean up crew. UFC 278: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards fight card, start time, channel guide, Mets: Buck Showalter pours cold water on potential call-ups, Oregon football 2022 season prediction, preview, awards, 2022 bowl game, Jake Paul Is Hilariously Bad at Taking Batting Practice, Sorry Calipari, Paul Finebaum has spoken: Kentucky is a football school, Oklahoma football 2022 season prediction, preview, awards, 2022 bowl game, Nebraska WR Decoldest Crawford debuts in coolest HVAC ad possible. Although Baylor lost four key defenders via the NFL Draft and five starters total, theres a lot to like about the unit, starting with the defensive line. The travel schedule is brutal for Baylor with trips to BYU, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas on tap. 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. He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have a 4-month-old daughter, Zoe. 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. Four of five starters return on the offensive line, and the entire defensive line two-deep is back. Theres still plenty of talent in H-Town, and the offense still has enough pieces to cause havoc (the young receiving corps could be particularly nasty). Jun 16, 2022 7:08 PM EDT The Baylor Bears offense had some serious turnover this spring, with quarterback Gerry Bohanon hitting the NCAA Transfer Portal in In the three games Shapen saw significant action Kansas State, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State Shapen completed 71 percent of his passes and averaged 190 passing yards. 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. 6 overall recruiting class, ranking in the top 10 both in incoming high school and junior college talent (fourth) and in 247Sports transfer class rankings (eighth). BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. But there are no proven backs with Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. 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. 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. Offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes hopes Shapen gives the offense a higher ceiling. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Zach Boyden-Holmes, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire, Getty), (Photo: David Stacy/Icon Sportswire, Getty), (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports). Now that hes gotten to the top, he needs to figure out to how keep Baylor there. Much of the fault is on Baylors second and third level defenders not hitting their run fits when runners spill wide. Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. Heres the thing on the Red Raiders: Like TCU, the Red Raiders were undefeated in one-score games in the regular season. 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 This was a big component of their 38-35 win over OU in Norman, forcing Dillon Gabriel into 3 first half interceptions, even though OUs offense was otherwise humming along. But the defense let Houston down in a major way at times, including allowing 48 points to now-Big 12 foe Kansas, and will need to become more consistent in 2023. 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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. This year the Bears are out to prove they can retain their crown by reloading instead of rebuilding. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. True freshman Kyron Drones might be a factor in the fall camp battle for the open gig. Sanders may rank among the Big 12s best returning quarterbacks, and with the defense returning five starters from last years elite group, he could need to elevate his game, and the offense as a whole, for the Cowboys to finish this year atop the league standings. Josh Cameron, a former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship, gives the group some size (6-2, 210 pounds). The Baylor Bears are riding a wave of momentum after a 21-7 victory over Ole Miss in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and this announcement just makes things all the better down in Waco. Cornerback Al Walcott and safety Christian Morgan, both returning starters, will also see time at star, Roberts said. Dont be surprised either if five-star linebacker Anthony Hill bullies his way onto the field either; hes that good. After an awful 2020, in which the Bears went 2-7 and looked listless by seasons end, Aranda overhauled the offensive staff. LSUs Josh White will try to bolster the linebacker corps, which does return middle linebacker Dillon Doyle. Will the Bears scratch and claw for progress the way the 2021 team did? Returning that kind of experience should give Baylor the best offensive line in the Big 12, and possibly the country, in 2022. 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. The secondary is being retooled with Christian Morgan providing the most veteran presence at safety. Two years ago, Kansas had the youngest team in college football. This year it could be the playoff by avoiding another loss like that pesky one against TCU. 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. Already an A+ run defender and also shows flashes of having passing down value to melt the pocket. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports Baylor had a backloaded schedule in terms of difficulty and theyre on a two game slide after being obliterated by Kansas State 31-3 and then losing a heartbreaker to TCU by one point in which they outplayed (an injured-riddled) TCU for most of the game. He covered the 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl and multiple Texas Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Waco. Baylor will get the Cowboys at home, but theyll be coming back from a road trip to Iowa State while OSU will be coming off a bye week. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Hill is among a number of players who could have breakout seasons in 2023. Flahertys reasoning: While the team loses plenty on the defensive side, the Wildcats return Will Howard and all five offensive linemen. It certainly helps that one of the offensive starters is Deuce Vaughn. The lowest-ranked class in that span, unsurprisingly, came in 2020 (49th), the transition class from former coach Matt Rhule to Aranda. Michael has covered Baylor football, men's and women's basketball, baseball and more. 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. What should fans expect in 2022? Enter Sonny Dykes, who took the short jaunt from Dallas, and SMU, to Fort Worth. The biggest reason to propel the Bears down these rankings is that Baylor ranks 100th nationally in returning production, third-to-last in the Big 12. Will that be enough for the Cyclones to overcome the leagues lowest returning starter count? Its another to go from being a strength to being leaders. The No. Returning Starters on Offense: 6 Offensive Coordinator Collin Klein, who was promoted to the position after a remarkable offensive output as the Wildcats 2021 stats: 183 rushing yards (fourth on team), two rushing TDs (T-third on team). Aranda signed a contract extension in February that is scheduled to keep him at the school through 2029, quieting coaching carousel discussion. But those are all a far cry from a year ago, when it wasnt certain if Baylor could block consistently and installed a whole new offense. Will receive lots of Vita Vea comps. Monaray Baldwin is their best deep threat, but the young 165 pounder can struggle to get off of physical corners. Somebody has to be last. On defense, the second coach sees Baylors defensive line as the deepest in the Big 12. Editors note:This ispart of a seriespreviewing Power 5 and top Group of 5 teams for the 2022 college football season. There are also five transfers combined from those two cycles still around. The Bears brought in two scholarship players thus far, both in the defensive front seven: Player and White. Previously, he spent eight years covering college sports at ESPN.com and seven years as a sports reporter at the Houston Chronicle. On the other side of the ball, West Virginia will need some of the younger players it has landed in recent classes to pan out sooner rather than later. The Big 12 may look wide open but Baylor proved themselves last year and could come back as sharp as ever with a higher ceiling at quarterback and a defense capable of holding down whatever offense they face. Breakdown: Gall is as dependable as they come. 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The Bears should be one of the top three teams in the Big 12, and it shouldnt surprise anyone if theyre back in the conference title game in December. With Connor Galvin Iowa State enters 2022 without OT Derek Schweiger (67.1 Redshirt freshman Kyron Drones was thrust into the backup role after Bohanons November hamstring injury. UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. But at its core, the team is younger. Doyle and Jones are plenty physical, but Jones can miss assignments and both can be exploited in space by Bijan or Keilan. The sample sizes are small, but also very promising for Morris. 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. 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 the Bears were the "first team out" when the NCAA Regional selections were announced. Try a week on us. Baylor football is riding high after the program attained its first 12-win season, highlighted by a Big 12 Championship and Sugar Bowl win. With Tyquan Thornton gone via the draft and R.J. Sneed having transferred (Colorado), the Bears are young at wide receiver. He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have a 4-month-old daughter, Zoe. 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. Why is Baylor the potential favorite to win its second consecutive Big 12 title? That was a full yard improvement over 2020, which was seventh in the Big 12 and 62nd nationally. The 2019 class, which ranked 35th, has nine of the 24 signees still with the team, but the retention rates in 2020 (17 of the 18 signees are still with Baylor) and 2021 (16 of 17) are superb. And will Iowa States reluctance to fully embrace the transfer portal mean that the Cyclones wont fill the holes they do have? Ika made an immediate impact as a transfer from LSU, earning the 2021 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award. 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 Red Raiders rank 31st in returning offensive production but could also stand to get a full season from Tyler Shough, which would likely lead to improvement on that end. It takes trust and a sense of safety to put yourself out there to die and then to be born again.. And they found some young pieces along the way, adding a few pretty good transfers as well. Thats the next challenge.. Sneed (Colorado) entered after the 2021 season and Bohanon (USF) and Landry (Missouri) departed after spring football ended. The arrival of four-star freshman Armani Winfield could be right on time. Baylors offensive line was one of thirteen finalists for the Joe Moore Award, presented annually to the nations top offensive line in college football. A year ago, Grimes found his running back by moving linebacker Abram Smith, a former running back recruit, back to the position. Note: the 3 Bear runners have combined for a healthy 41 total catches, but they average just over 7 yards per reception. That has turned each team's returning starter count into one of the most panned metrics heading into a given season. Those returning starters include seven on offense and seven on defense, and while the Bears will be looking to replace some fairly irreplaceable players, Baylor 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. The Bears won the league last year, return their starting quarterback from a season ago in Gerry Bohanon and top all other projected contenders and rank second in the Big 12 in returning starters. BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. If he can win the job and take advantage of both of those returning offensive starters and some potential transfer upgrades, things may be all right. Related: College Football's Top Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2023 4. (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. in returning offensive production theres reason to believe some of those close games are going to go the other way in 2023. Bill Bender of Sporting News projectsthe Bears will face Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. Pass protection improved immensely, too. Hes got new ideas and new ways to look at things that are going to improve all of us.. 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. 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. It resulted in nine 100-yard performances and 1,621 rushing yards, the most in Baylor history. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. A veteran leader on the back end, Baylor will rely on Morgan to make an impact in 2022. Sophomore quarterback Baylor Romney, brother of wide receiver Gunner Romney, announced Friday on Twitter that he will not return to the Cougars in 2022. That makes for a wide open race where it seems like the 12 teams that don't reach the Big 12 championship game are likely to finish somewhere between 8-4 and 4-8, decided by a bounce here or there.

Five best college football futures bets to make, including our Syracuse Orange, who return 80% of their starters this season. 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 SHARE If BYU football players, coaches were stocks, who would you buy? And while we dont think Cincinnati will be bad, the Bearcats rank last in the league in returning production, coming in at No. I dont say it in an ugly way, I say it as thats probably where it is right now. 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. Power is in contention to be named the top punter in college football after averaging 45 yards per punt in 2021. Gavin Holmes is the senior statesman of the group, but after dropping 210 yards against West Virginia, hes had 84 yards receiving total over the last five games. Baker played receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Florida Gators, winning championships with each. Breaking down the five best futures bets, picks, and predictions for the 2022 season. And with the talent on hand on defense some of the teams most talented defenders are working with the second and third teams so far this spring improvement on that end should come quickly. 2021 stats: Six sacks (second most), 7.0 TFL, 17 total tackles. 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. He led the Bears in tackles in five games. Will the unproven receivers step up? The Bears return some experience at linebacker but must replace second-round draft pick Bernard. 7:00 AM on Aug 19, 2022 CDT. Big TE Ben Sims is a chain mover, but 20 of his 30 catches happened in the first four games of the season. However, they look to have a spectacular shot at doing so in 2022. 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