The slinger has proven he has an elite arm, and if the cards fall right, he is a legitimate contender for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. 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. Returning that kind of experience should give Baylor the best offensive line in the Big 12, and possibly the country, in 2022. Will the rushing attack be as reliable as it was a year ago? The clearest strength of the Baylor offense is an OL that represents the 2nd most seasoned unit in college football. I really felt we saw a different side of him, Grimes said. But expecting TCU to reach the Big 12 title game again might be too much. 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. There was a point in spring where you say, Hes one of the top guys on our team, just based on production, Aranda said. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. The nucleus of the 2021 team is largely gone, with six players chosen in the NFL Draft. 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. 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. The 6-5 Baylor Bears represent one of the most physical teams that Texas has seen this season, but meeting the other teams Baylors one-two punch of Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner left the program. 2022 Baylor Football Preview. 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. Oklahoma State actually topped our Big 12 power rankings at one point, then by years end, the Cowboys might have legitimately been the Big 12s worst team. 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! Sixth-year senior Gavin Holmes has starting experience but has endured multiple injuries in his career. Power is in contention to be named the top punter in college football after averaging 45 yards per punt in 2021. 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. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. 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. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. The biggest piece were moving through right now is probably just immaturity, Aranda told The Athletic. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. In a classic good news, bad news situation, Houston ranks 24th nationally in returning offensive production, but 119th in returning defensive production. Baylors departing players registered 1,579 points, 512 rebounds, and 234 steals/blocks in the 2020-2021 season; those numbers rank 11th, 49th, and 7th in the country among non-returning players. If that offense can jell and the defense can take a step forward, the Red Raiders could surprise. This year it could be the playoff by avoiding another loss like that pesky one against TCU. The Big 12 Conference lays claim to two of the top five small forwards in the country. Ika is a monster inside who will pose a handful for Majors and big defensive end TJ Franklin (6-5, 285) is a negligible pass rusher who is one of the best run stoppers in the league. 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. That has turned each team's returning starter count into one of the most panned metrics heading into a given season. The Bears brought in two scholarship players thus far, both in the defensive front seven: Player and White. 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. 8 national ranking last fall and has Pac-12 title and CFP aspirations in 2023. Try a week on us. 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. The corners are unremarkable but have some size and are well schooled. Sam Khan Jr. is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football and recruiting primarily in Texas. Offensively, the coach praised the scheme and the job offensive line coach Eric Mateos does. Morgan, the one returning starter in the group, will be deployed either at safety or star, depending on need. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports The Bears have young athletes out wide capable of explosive plays, but they are remarkably inconsistent and inexperienced. 19 in the nation, good for second in the Big 12 Conference. 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. There are tangible questions that need answers, too. 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 Baylor is the 45th ranked defense by FEI advanced statistics and while they allow only a reasonable 5.3 yards per play, offenses that are able to solve their disguised coverages and avoid turnovers will move the ball. 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. For more NCAA football news, analysis, opinion and unique coverage by FanSided, including Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff rankings, be sure to bookmark these pages. The best aspect of the Bear secondary is their ability to hone in on an offenses preferred routes and force turnovers with sucker coverages. 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. Flahertys reasoning: While the team loses plenty on the defensive side, the Wildcats return Will Howard and all five offensive linemen. Were winning every day. The Bears have a three-headed running back group comprised of two scatbacks and one power runner. Returning starters on offense: 7 Quarterback Spencer Sanders returns and brings 35 career starts with him. 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. 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. Related: College Football's Top Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2023 4. 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. He scored two offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) versus BYU. Texas and Oklahoma are both in the middle of their respective builds: Steve Sarkisian heading into year three, Brent Venables in year two. 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. Hes got new ideas and new ways to look at things that are going to improve all of us.. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Sam Hartman is likely back for Wake Forest, which makes a Newman-Johnson will play in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl in February and should have his name called at the 2022 NFL Draft in April. The pass rush will be good, the run D will be great, and Texas safeties and linebackers cant get caught up in trash and must fit the cutback lanes. A Big 12 championship game record 17-straight completions is one way to get into the spotlight, but thats just what Shapen did. Without certainty at running back or in the back seven of the defense, its fair to expect the Bears to take a slight step back. Over their last 7 games, the Bears have given up 13 turnovers. Shapen is 60 and quite mobile, but not the running threat represented by a Jalen Daniels or Adrian Martinez. Anticipate Gall to be another invaluable piece to a stellar offensive line group. Here are our predictions for the Big 12's order of finish in 2023. 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. Michael Haag, Baylor athletics blogger. 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The players are responding well to him. 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. Besides Alabama or Georgia, I dont know whos got a better front scheme-wise than Baylor.. It sets the tone for everything.. However, this years group will have some major absences to contend with, including Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Jalen Pitre and All-Big-12 first-team linebacker selection Terrel Bernard. To call last year a tale of two seasons for the Cowboys wouldnt even be touching what actually happened. The Bears will ride the hot hand the 175 pound Reese has two games where he had 30+ carries, the 170 pound Sqwirl has a 25 carry game and theyre not going to worry about work load in a season finale. A lot of Longhorn offensive success will rest on Sarks ability to scheme up run game solutions on a short week. The returning starters are listed in every preseason magazine and cited in nearly any preview. Doyle and Jones are plenty physical, but Jones can miss assignments and both can be exploited in space by Bijan or Keilan. Michael Haag is a Journalism student at Baylor University in Waco, TX. Matthew Powledge, Baylors former safeties and special teams coach, joined Dan Lannings staff at Oregon in December. The wild card at linebacker is LSU transfer Josh White, who just arrived on campus this month. Each team's returning starter count comes from Athlon's look at the conference. This is a tough one. His confidence started to grow.. Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. . STAR Al Walcott is of the Big Nickel variety (6-2, 220) and he can be exploited if Texas can hunt formations to put him 1 on 1 in the slot. Cornerback Al Walcott and safety Christian Morgan, both returning starters, will also see time at star, Roberts said. 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. I see glimpses of speed from him where I feel like he can outrun guys, but hes also not afraid to put his shoulder down#SicEm, 2021 stats: 31 receptions (third on team), 361 receiving yards (fourth on team), six receiving TDs (second on team), recorded one rushing TD. Breaking down the five best futures bets, picks, and predictions for the 2022 season. BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Thats the bad. Sneed (Colorado) entered after the 2021 season and Bohanon (USF) and Landry (Missouri) departed after spring football ended. Breakdown: Gall is as dependable as they come. 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. We know. Returning starters (5): DT Cole Maxwell, NT Siaki Ika, WLB Matt Jones, MLB Dillon Doyle, S Christian Morgan. He currently resides in Kansas City where he is a talk show host and program director at KCMO Talk Radio. 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 It takes trust and a sense of safety to put yourself out there to die and then to be born again.. But if he comes in and truly finds his footing, the Cougars could be too low here. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. How the star shakes out will impact the rest of the secondary. Why is Baylor the potential favorite to win its second consecutive Big 12 title? Sophomore quarterback Baylor Romney, brother of wide receiver Gunner Romney, announced Friday on Twitter that he will not return to the Cougars in 2022. Injuries certainly played a part, but the offseason attrition was also worrisome. Hes an athletic and ridiculously strong 0-tech NT thats very light on his feet for his size. Now hes the uncontested No. The Horns need Quinn Ewers to throw the ball capably within the construct of a run first offense. 8 national ranking last fall and has Pac-12 title and CFP aspirations in 2023. 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, 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. Qualan Jones, a fourth-year junior, hasnt seen many carries but is among the options. Web2021-22 Baylor Bears Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 27-7 (14-4, 1st in Big 12 MBB ) Rank: 4th in the Final AP Poll Coach: Scott Drew More School Info Big 12 Reg Season Champ Baylor (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results Game Log Starters On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats The Jayhawks may still be a year off; there a number of those projected starters still have more eligibility after this year. The Bears average recruiting ranking from 2019-22, per the 247Sports Composite Rating, is 40.25. 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. After an awful 2020, in which the Bears went 2-7 and looked listless by seasons end, Aranda overhauled the offensive staff. With both coordinators back and all the returnees on the line of scrimmage, Baylor can figure it out. 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. Remember: this team went 1-6 in one-score games last year, including 0-6 in Big 12 play. 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. #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. With whats left of the returners, here is who will stand out among the bunch in hopes to repeat as conference champions. 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. Only two of Baylors 18 sacks allowed last season came within three seconds of the snap, the fewest in the country, per PFF. 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. This 67 edge JACK Garmon Randolph leads them in sacks with 4.5 on the season. Josh Cameron, a former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship, gives the group some size (6-2, 210 pounds). Theres a fair amount of moxie in him.. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Kansas State Athletics Media Relations). Roberts will evaluate multiple options there, including returning safety Lorando Johnson, who backed up Pitre last year. Heres the thing on the Red Raiders: Like TCU, the Red Raiders were undefeated in one-score games in the regular season. Will the Bears scratch and claw for progress the way the 2021 team did? Though none of those classes have been in the top 25, it doesnt mean they wont yield quality results. 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. 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. Thats the next challenge.. Theyre veteran, older players and thats really where you want your leadership to come from. 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. If youre talking about which team is the Big 12 favorite, Im going with Baylor because of what they have up front, the coach said. The 2021 second-team All-AAC selection should thrive being back in his hometown of Waco. Breakdown: In the middle, all eyes are on Dillon Doyle for the 2022 season. Tay McWilliams is the top returning player at running back and he had just 181 yards on 17 carries last year. Former Baylor standout linebacker and Sugar Bowl MVP Terrel Bernard is a Buffalo Bill, leaving Doyle to pick up the slack. 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. He will put the ball in peril and he isnt shy about taking deep shots, even on 3rd and forever. "I thought football had to be part of it, somehow." Hunter Dekkers is the likely Brock Purdy replacement, and he has some interesting traits to build around. Roberts is leaning toward Walcott at star and Johnson at corner. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. By far, this is the most depth weve had since Ive been here, Roberts said. You just dont typically see that kind of shift within a season. There are certainly unknowns. Iowa State ranks 28th in returning production on offense, and while the defense looks vastly different in returning production, Jon Heacock gets a bit of benefit of the doubt there. 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). And with seven of 11 starters returning on defense, the Red Raiders could bow up on that side of the ball with increased experience and the toughness that McGuire is attempting to instill. 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. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports in predicting Texas to finish first in the Big 12 conference. 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 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. This article was first published in the Cougar I act like this. 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. Hes joined by Matt Jones, who has been a massive drop off from the cat quick NFL draftee Terrel Bernard. In the return game, Baylor lost Ebner, a third-round pick and the Big 12 special teams player of the year. Dont expect too big a slide, if any, overall. 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. We did some decent things last year at times, but we were just inconsistent, Grimes said. The second coach expects Baylors running game will again be solid but noted how little production returns at receiver. 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). 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. Prod. 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. The ranking takes a look at data on both sides of the football for all FBS teams in the country. Ten of Kansas 11 offensive starters are back from a team that ranked in the top 10 in Offensive SP+; the lone exit comes at left tackle, where Kansas signed a former five-star recruit in Wisconsins Logan Brown. 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. Shapen can be very sharp in the play action game, but he tends to fixate on his first read and defenses that deny him quick decisions can turn him over and get to him in the pocket. It resulted in nine 100-yard performances and 1,621 rushing yards, the most in Baylor history. Only one league team brings back more than 14 starters, meaning that there's something of a hole at the top of the conference from where it has been in previous years. Another year in Venables defensive system couldnt hurt either, as Oklahoma struggled at times to be assignment sound on that side of the ball. And while the Cyclones are getting younger on defense, theres talent there and Iowa State boasts one of the Big 12s top defensive coordinators in Jon Heacock. Fleeks has all the ability in the world, and Baldwin is a dynamic player with really good speed. 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