Powered by Capitol Presence & Olympus Cloud. 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. The No. Theyre veteran, older players and thats really where you want your leadership to come from. 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. There are certainly unknowns. 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. 2021 stats: Six sacks (second most), 7.0 TFL, 17 total tackles. Few teams across the nation if any were as wrecked by the transfer portal as the Sooners, who didnt just lose multiple starters, but also a foundational quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate in Caleb Williams. Related: Early 2022 Big 12 QB Preview and Rankings 3. 2021 stats: 183 rushing yards (fourth on team), two rushing TDs (T-third on team). Baylor Football: 2022 Bears Season Preview and Prediction Athlon Sports Jun 7, 2022 Blake Shapen and the Bears are ranked No. Everybodys going to talk about Apu Ika, and rightfully so, but Gabe Hall is the real deal, he said. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. 2020-21 Season-Ending Roster (bold denotes returning for 2021-22): F Flo Thamba (6-foot-10), G LJ Cryer (6-1), G/F Jordan Turner (6-8), G Adam Flagler (6-3), G/F Mark Vital (6-5), G Jared Butler (6-3), G/F Jackson Moffatt (6-7), F Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (6-8), G/F Matthew Mayer (6-9), G MaCio Teague (6-4), F Zach Loveday (7 Aranda said Baker has done wonders with the receiving corps and called it probably the most improved group of the spring. Max Duggan is a returning starter at quarterback, but must hold off last years backup in Chandler Morris. I really felt we saw a different side of him, Grimes said. Sam Khan Jr. is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football and recruiting primarily in Texas. Baylors one-two punch of Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner left the program. There will be more on the QBs shoulders this season with reading rushers Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. Two years ago, Kansas had the youngest team in college football. When former outside linebackers coach Joey McGuire took the Texas Tech head coaching job in November, Aranda elevated quality control coach Caleb Collins. 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 The pass rush will be good, the run D will be great, and All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. 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. We did some decent things last year at times, but we were just inconsistent, Grimes said. The Bears have six players on preseason watch lists for national awards. Iowa State enters 2022 without OT Derek Schweiger (67.1 Devin Leary returns at quarterback and so does plenty of impactful players on defense. But he questions the quarterback depth. On average, Baylor opponents had 8 yards to go on third downs, the longest average distance in the Big 12 and seventh best in the nation, according to PFF. Losing Deuce Vaughn and Felix Anudike-Uzomah arguably the Wildcats best player on offense and defense, respectively certainly hurts. After a 2-7 debut during a season impacted by COVID-19, the head coach pulled his team together to win the Big 12 for the first time since 2014, going 12-2 with a victory in the Sugar Bowl to cap things off. All three specialists return: punter Issac Power, place kicker Isaiah Hankins and kickoff specialist Noah Rauschenberg. Doyle was second on the Bears defense with 90 tackles, adding 8.5 tackles for loss. The Bears average recruiting ranking from 2019-22, per the 247Sports Composite Rating, is 40.25. 3 min read To fill the void, Aranda hired former Nevada assistant Ronnie Wheat. 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. That was a full yard improvement over 2020, which was seventh in the Big 12 and 62nd nationally. SHARE If BYU football players, coaches were stocks, who would you buy? Josh Cameron, a former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship, gives the group some size (6-2, 210 pounds). 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. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The clearest strength of the Baylor offense is an OL that represents the 2nd most seasoned unit in college football. The Waller native is set for another huge year, playing alongside some of the nations best D-lineman, who are good candidates to be on this list. 19 in the nation, good for second in the Big 12 Conference. Gavin Byers, a sophomore who started the first eight games of the year at right tackle, also returns in 2022 and will provide depth for an already deep unit. The returning starters are listed in every preseason magazine and cited in nearly any preview. Breakdown: Gall is as dependable as they come. Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. And the unit got a boost in the offseason, when Baylor landed Tulsa defensive tackle transfer Jaxon Player, a Waco, Texas, native and two-time All-AAC selection. This article was first published in the Cougar Theres a fair amount of moxie in him.. And with the departure of Max Duggan, Kendre Miller and Quentin Johnston TCU ranks 130th (!!!) Aranda signed a contract extension in February that is scheduled to keep him at the school through 2029, quieting coaching carousel discussion. They combined for 2,400 yards and 14 touchdowns, so replacing them will be no easy feat. Remember: this team went 1-6 in one-score games last year, including 0-6 in Big 12 play. No one is going to underestimate the Bears this time around and that could mean dropping unexpected games en route to a 7-5 record. The incoming Bears represent five different states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. This year the Bears are out to prove they can retain their crown by reloading instead of rebuilding. Galvin was an All-Big-12 first-teamer with All-American mentions to his name last season. I do stuff that I win, and I dont even make it look like Im trying that hard. Those are all things that have to die. 8 national ranking last fall and has Pac-12 title and CFP aspirations in 2023. "I thought football had to be part of it, somehow." And while we dont think Cincinnati will be bad, the Bearcats rank last in the league in returning production, coming in at No. 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. It resulted in nine 100-yard performances and 1,621 rushing yards, the most in Baylor history. Texas has to press their advantages here and not concede confidence building throws to Shapen. Players Im most excited to see in CFB - Pt 20Ben Sims - TE - BaylorSims was very productive on @BUFootball Big 12 championship run. There are also five transfers combined from those two cycles still around. [Get a FREE 7-day trial of Inside Texas Plus!]. Roberts will evaluate multiple options there, including returning safety Lorando Johnson, who backed up Pitre last year. Many of them embodied the style and soul of what Aranda wants Baylor football to be. 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. The challenge for Texas wont be physicality. The Bears enter the season ranked No. The sample sizes are small, but also very promising for Morris. But if he comes in and truly finds his footing, the Cougars could be too low here. 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. What should fans expect in 2022? This year it could be the playoff by avoiding another loss like that pesky one against TCU. Hunter Dekkers is the likely Brock Purdy replacement, and he has some interesting traits to build around. Shapen showed promise in his two starts last year, the regular-season finale versus Texas Tech and the Big 12 championship win over Oklahoma State. He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have a 4-month-old daughter, Zoe. Why is Baylor the potential favorite to win its second consecutive Big 12 title? Will that lead to more wins? It must replace the single-season school rushing record holder and both starting wide receivers. Heres why he prefers it that way, Are these Rangers good? Breakdown: Another grizzled veteran, Morgan is stepping into a bigger role after playing alongside former Bear and current Los Angeles Charger JT Woods. Dont be surprised either if five-star linebacker Anthony Hill bullies his way onto the field either; hes that good. At safety, the Bears will be inexperienced but talented. 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. 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 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. Will Howard, Kansas State An injury to Adrian Martinez in mid-October opened the door for The Cyclones starter count includes five on offense and three on defense, with the former group including a new starter at quarterback. So some regression to the mean could occur. Hes joined by Matt Jones, who has been a massive drop off from the cat quick NFL draftee Terrel Bernard. Breakdown: Of course, Blake Shapen was going to make this list, but the Shreveport native should be well-known already. Prod. The proof? The Wildcats return 14 starters from last seasons 8-5 team, with 10 being All-Conference players. Starters Gabe Hall, Siaki Ika and Cole Maxwell and rotational linemen TJ Franklin, Chidi Ogbonnaya and Brayden Utley return. 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. Six four-star prospects and 14 three-star recruits headline BU's 26th-ranked class, according They were turnover magnets and sure tacklers that were instrumental in the Bears getting off of the field on 3rd downs. 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. They pulled a similar mind screw on Texas Tech, forcing three different QBs to throw a combined a 5 interceptions. After helping the Bears reach the semifinalist phase for the Joe Moore Award, he could target individual honors in 2022. True freshman Kyron Drones might be a factor in the fall camp battle for the open gig. Freshmen Reggie Bush and Tevin Williams III are also long, fast corner possibilities. 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. The Cougars are the top-ranked newcomer here, though whether that plays out will likely depend on whether Kedon Slovis can re-find some of the magic he showed a few years back at USC. How will Shapen develop? It sets the tone for everything.. BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. 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. After losing eight players to the NFL over the summer, Baylor football will be forced to replace some big-time athletes from a 2021 Big 12 championship squad. You can learn more about Pete by visiting his personal website: PeteMundo.com. Breakdown: Gabe Hall has come up in recent news as being one of college footballs top freak athletes, and its true. 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. Iowa States Ashley Joens and Bad blood spilled over in a major way during the opening round of the SEC Womens Basketball Tournament between Florida and Kentucky About us: HCS is owned and operated by Pete Mundo. Another transfer, Gall made his way from Buffalo to a key role on Baylors excellent offensive line in 2021. Younger possibilities include true freshman safety Alfonzo Allen. Yes, we know. Returning starters on offense: 7 Quarterback Spencer Sanders returns and brings 35 career starts with him. 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. Pass protection improved immensely, too. LSUs Josh White will try to bolster the linebacker corps, which does return middle linebacker Dillon Doyle. That could make picking the 14-team Big 12 an absolute madhouse with so many variables. With belief no longer an obstacle, Aranda fights different beasts: the teams attitude and maturity. Posted on January 10, 2022. But perhaps the single biggest reason to believe in Oklahoma: When we looked at how teams fared in one-score games, the Sooners went 0-5 (0-4 in the article, then lost a one-score bowl game). 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. Find more Baylor coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. Will the Bears scratch and claw for progress the way the 2021 team did? The Bears rotated anywhere from six to eight linemen per game last season, and the returning talent gives defensive coordinator Ron Roberts a chance to do that again, with potentially an even higher level of play. Sims had the best season of his career with 361 yards and six touchdowns last year. Will the unproven receivers step up? Perhaps the fog has never fully lifted as he was particularly ineffective as the season progressed against Kansas, Oklahoma and Kansas State. With Tyquan Thornton gone via the draft and R.J. Sneed having transferred (Colorado), the Bears are young at wide receiver. Texas and Oklahoma are both in the middle of their respective builds: Steve Sarkisian heading into year three, Brent Venables in year two. Returning that kind of experience should give Baylor the best offensive line in the Big 12, and possibly the country, in 2022. UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. The Wolfpack will be competing in the ACC during the 2022 season. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. The Cowboys came within inches of the Big 12 championship last year, and are tied with two other schools with 12 returning starters. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. 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. Qualan Jones, a fourth-year junior, hasnt seen many carries but is among the options. A better, and more cohesive showing on defense would both be a welcome sign and would allow either Card or Ewers a bit more cushion to get comfortable. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at left tackle. Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. I act like this. Breakdown: Apu, one of Halls companions, is one of the best nose guards in the country. Wheat also worked with Aranda at LSU, spending seven seasons as a defensive analyst for the Tigers, including all four in which Aranda was defensive coordinator. Will that be enough for the Cyclones to overcome the leagues lowest returning starter count? 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. For there to be an ascent, there has to be a descent first. Now that hes gotten to the top, he needs to figure out to how keep Baylor there. 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. He is the sports editor for the school's student newspaper, the Baylor Lariat. The nucleus of the 2021 team is largely gone, with six players chosen in the NFL Draft. That includes competition for incumbent quarterback Blake Shapen and likely plug-and-play starters on the offensive line for the Bears. 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. Shouldnt we do it some other way?. Redshirt freshman Tyrone M. Brown is also a potential reserve option. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at center. The corners are unremarkable but have some size and are well schooled. 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. Bohanon averaged only 157.9 passing yards per game and his completion percentage dipped to 61.5 percent in conference play. Try a week on us. 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, (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. Expect more transfer help at running back (UNLVs Aidan Robbins) and on both lines. 14. 2 spot, Grimes said. Remember, too: Texas regular season losses last year came by a total of 18 points. Editors note:This ispart of a seriespreviewing Power 5 and top Group of 5 teams for the 2022 college football season. In run blocking in 2020, the Bears averaged 1.4 yards per rush before first contact, which was last in the Big 12 and 111th in the FBS. The 6-5 Baylor Bears represent one of the most physical teams that Texas has seen this season, but meeting the other teams physicality hasnt been a problem for the Longhorns. Taye McWilliams is the leading returning rusher but had only 17 carries in 10 games last year. Grimes said Sims has improved as a blocker and Drake Dabney as a receiver. Lost in last years rough season: the Cyclones had quite a bit of young talent that took its lumps and probably needed another year to come together. The Big 12 Conference lays claim to two of the top five small forwards in the country. The 2021 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year eats up two-to-three blocks and plugs up running lanes, giving the rest of the Baylor defense lots of flexibility and reduced stress. 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. 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. UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. 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. Athletes in Action announced its winner for the coveted Coach Wooden Keys to Life Award, and its a Big 12 coach. BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. 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. 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 are returning a total of 13 starters from last season, but they lost nearly all of their offensive production from 2021 and almost all of their starting secondary. Mark Milton, who started two games at corner last year, is a strong candidate at cornerback. Hes a graduate of BGSU and works as an auditor for Google content curation products. 13 in the FanSided Top 50 Preseason Rankings. With Texas and Oklahoma moving their Big 12 ousters to 2024 rather than 2025, this season will mark the only one that includes the two departing conference schools along with the four new additions: BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. Whoever wins the job should have plenty of talent to utilize, but will need the offensive line to come together. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. 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. After a 12-2 season, a Big 12 championship and a Sugar Bowl win which could rank as the best season in school history there really arent those questions being asked now, he said. Related: College Football's Top Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2023 4. 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. Josh Fleeks moved this offseason from receiver to running back. Still, he said, players wondered: Why are we doing this? 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. The Bears return some experience at linebacker but must replace second-round draft pick Bernard. Aranda pointed to Fleeks and Baldwin as possibilities. The Longhorns could go as far as the quarterback position will take them this year, whether thats Hudson Card, who started two games last year, or Quinn Ewers, the former top-ranked overall prospect in the 2021 247Sports Composite. Texas safeties and linebackers cant get caught up in trash and must fit the cutback lanes. 2021 stats: 62-86 passes for 596 yards and five TDs (six games, two starts). 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 Gavin Yates saw action as a freshman walk-on last year, and freshman Kelsey Johnson has impressed since arriving. The strength of the offense lies up front. Following that group is a young trio: redshirt freshman Cisco Caston, true freshman Devyn Bobby and third-year sophomore Mike Harris. 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