Here are our predictions for the Big 12's order of finish in 2023. 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. Hes a graduate of BGSU and works as an auditor for Google content curation products. Try a week on us. The NFL Draft and NFL Draft Logo are copyright of the National Football League and in no way are owned by Ourlads Scouting Services LLC. 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. 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. Ranking 77th nationally in returning production, the Sooners are somewhat middle of the pack in the Big 12 in that category. Remember, too: Texas regular season losses last year came by a total of 18 points. The tricky part will be actually defending the title with Oklahoma State still rolling, Oklahoma with their own defensive guru at the helm and Texas strengthening. They combined for 2,400 yards and 14 touchdowns, so replacing them will be no easy feat. Yes, we know. Much of the fault is on Baylors second and third level defenders not hitting their run fits when runners spill wide. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. 2021 stats: 91 tackles (second most), 8.5 TFL (second most), scored two offensive TDs (rushing and receiving). He looked inward, forcing himself to evolve. Web2020-21 Baylor Bears Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 28-2 (13-1, 1st in Big 12 MBB ) Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll Coach: Scott Drew More School Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. The top three tight ends on the 2021 depth chart return. 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. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. Younger possibilities include true freshman safety Alfonzo Allen. 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. 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. 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. Their star defensive ends will need to be replaced, but their five returning starters make the Wolverines worthy of a high ranking in the 2022 college football preseason top 25. But there are no proven backs with Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. The good news? 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. 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. Aranda called Player a twitchy and instinctive playmaker who creates havoc. Michael Haag is a Journalism student at Baylor University in Waco, TX. On defense, the second coach sees Baylors defensive line as the deepest in the Big 12. And with the departure of Max Duggan, Kendre Miller and Quentin Johnston TCU ranks 130th (!!!) 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. To replace receivers coach Chansi Stuckey, who joined Marcus Freemans staff at Notre Dame, Aranda hired former Buffalo and Marshall receivers coach Dallas Baker. 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. Whoever wins the quarterback job out of Tyler Shough and Donovan Smith has both starting experience and a high ceiling. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. Five different pass catchers have been 21-30 receptions and they dont have a true #1. But when looking at what most Big 12 teams lose and the Longhorns ranking second in the conference in returning production (according to ESPNs Bill Connellys measurements), a Texas team that finished a game out of the Big 12 Championship Game probably makes for the best bet. If Bohanon takes to development the way many second-year starting quarterbacks so, Baylor could once again be the class of the league. #Baylor DT Siaki Ika (6-4, 354, SR) LSU transfer. BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Aranda had to replace three departures from his on-field staff. 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. Offensively, the coach praised the scheme and the job offensive line coach Eric Mateos does. The 6-5 Baylor Bears represent one of the most physical teams that Texas has seen this season, but meeting the other teams There are also five transfers combined from those two cycles still around. I always win. Over their last 7 games, the Bears have given up 13 turnovers. 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. 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. 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. Seth Jones, another sophomore, is up to nearly 200 pounds after being recruited at 180. He covered the 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl and multiple Texas Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Waco. Outside of those scheme induced meltdowns, theyve actually proven fairly susceptible to the passing game, giving up steady gains to Will Howard and Max Duggan in recent weeks. The Wildcats have their 12 returning starters equally spread across both sides of the ball, with six on offense and six on defense. There will be more on the QBs shoulders this season with reading rushers Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. And will Iowa States reluctance to fully embrace the transfer portal mean that the Cyclones wont fill the holes they do have? A '21 start against Baylor (461 passing yards and two scores and 70 rushing yards) showcased Morris' talent. After helping the Bears reach the semifinalist phase for the Joe Moore Award, he could target individual honors in 2022. Matthew Powledge, Baylors former safeties and special teams coach, joined Dan Lannings staff at Oregon in December. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. 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. This year it could be the playoff by avoiding another loss like that pesky one against TCU. Theres a fair amount of moxie in him.. 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. 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. 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. Breakdown: In the middle, all eyes are on Dillon Doyle for the 2022 season. 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). Baylor Football: 2022 Bears Season Preview and Prediction Athlon Sports Jun 7, 2022 Blake Shapen and the Bears are ranked No. 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. You just dont typically see that kind of shift within a season. Now that hes gotten to the top, he needs to figure out to how keep Baylor there. February 8, 2023 7:57 pm CT. ESPN announced its returning production rankings for the 2023 season on Tuesday. At least the defense will be anchored by Siaki Ika and a defensive line that should be just as stout as last year, especially with the addition of Jaxon Player from Tulsa. 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. We did some decent things last year at times, but we were just inconsistent, Grimes said. 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. On the line, starters at four positions return: left tackle Connor Galvin, center Jacob Gall, right guard Grant Miller and both right tackles, Khalil Keith and Gavin Byers. 2 spot, Grimes said. The buildup to the 2021 season was full of change. If Johnson is at star, then Walcott will play corner and vice versa. 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. Were winning every day. The incoming Bears represent five different states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. Baylor football shocked the Big 12 last year. Seven months removed from winning the national championship, Baylor could be good enough to reach the final game again this season. The pass rush will be good, the run D will be great, and The lowest-ranked class in that span, unsurprisingly, came in 2020 (49th), the transition class from former coach Matt Rhule to Aranda. 240 pound interior linebacker Dillon Doyle leads them in tackles and is also solid dropping into zone coverages (2 interceptions). In the starting lineup, Grimes expects competition at both guard spots. Two years ago, Kansas had the youngest team in college football. Everything theyre doing, I feel good about it, Roberts said. He picked up All-Big-12 first-team honors and is now in pursuit of national recognition. Galvin was an All-Big-12 first-teamer with All-American mentions to his name last season. Morgan, the one returning starter in the group, will be deployed either at safety or star, depending on need. The Bears brought in two scholarship players thus far, both in the defensive front seven: Player and White. Breakdown: Apu, one of Halls companions, is one of the best nose guards in the country. Projected defensive starters: DE Lonnie Phelps DT Kenean Caldwell DT Caleb Sampson* DE Malcolm Lee* LB Taiwan Berryhill* LB Gavin Potter* LB Rich Miller A returning starting quarterback in Dillon Gabriel is a good thing, and the Sooners have the No. 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. Baylor Head Coach Scott Drew Named Coach Wooden Keys to Life Award Winner, Iowa States Ashley Joens, Oklahomas Madi Williams Named Finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award, Niners GM John Lynch Updates Brock Purdys Status, Surgery Timeline, Oklahoma TE Brayden Willis Announces 2022 Return, K-State Promotes Collin Klein to Offensive Coordinator. With whats left of the returners, here is who will stand out among the bunch in hopes to repeat as conference champions. WebThe official 2022 Football schedule for the Baylor University Bears That was a full yard improvement over 2020, which was seventh in the Big 12 and 62nd nationally. Enter Sonny Dykes, who took the short jaunt from Dallas, and SMU, to Fort Worth. But if he comes in and truly finds his footing, the Cougars could be too low here. A year ago, Dave Aranda sensed his team still having doubts. 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. Sophomore quarterback Baylor Romney, brother of wide receiver Gunner Romney, announced Friday on Twitter that he will not return to the Cougars in 2022. 2022 Baylor Football Preview. Baylors offensive line was one of thirteen finalists for the Joe Moore Award, presented annually to the nations top offensive line in college football. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at center. 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. 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. How will Shapen develop? Im perfect. Find more Baylor coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. Unlike last year, they dont take care of the ball all that well. Can Iowa State replace Xavier Hutchinson, who seemed like the offenses only option at times last year? Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards will take over a lot of the running duties with the potential to really be successful as a one-two punch. 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 A lot of Longhorn offensive success will rest on Sarks ability to scheme up run game solutions on a short week. Besides Alabama or Georgia, I dont know whos got a better front scheme-wise than Baylor.. Posted on January 10, 2022. 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. This makes the Bears It was hard, but necessary. Jahdae Barron and Ryan Watts have the potential to shut down Baylors receivers if Dshawn Jamison or Terrance Brooks can bring it on the other side. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. While they lost to Oklahoma State and suffered a two-point defeat at TCU, they punched a ticket to the conference title game where they avenged their loss to the Cowboys for the crown. The Bears have young athletes out wide capable of explosive plays, but they are remarkably inconsistent and inexperienced. The 2021 second-team All-AAC selection should thrive being back in his hometown of Waco. Heres the thing on the Red Raiders: Like TCU, the Red Raiders were undefeated in one-score games in the regular season. 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. The Bears have some athletes and plenty of raw speed, but theyre inconsistent. A veteran leader on the back end, Baylor will rely on Morgan to make an impact in 2022. 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. 2021 stats: 62-86 passes for 596 yards and five TDs (six games, two starts). Texas has a real opportunity to hold down this unit if theyre assignment sound and the corner opposite Ryan Watts comes to play. Now the Jayhawks are bringing back a number of those players who took their lumps in a winless season. Michael Haag, Baylor athletics blogger. AJ McCarty is ready to contribute at corner and Chateau Reed may be the most talented of Baylors corners, Roberts said. But Texas Tech also just couldnt get healthy quarterback play with some downright awful injury luck at the position. before going out with a concussion. Freshmen Reggie Bush and Tevin Williams III are also long, fast corner possibilities. Explosive Florida State running back transfer Treshaun Ward is among the Big 12s most exciting transfer additions, and hell join DJ Giddens in making sure the Wildcats can still run the ball. 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. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. 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). The nucleus of the 2021 team is largely gone, with six players chosen in the NFL Draft. The best aspect of the Bear secondary is their ability to hone in on an offenses preferred routes and force turnovers with sucker coverages. And that would typically seem to indicate some regression. 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 burst, football mind, physicality and speed that he has is gonna separate him, Aranda said. Returning Starters on Offense: 6 Offensive Coordinator Collin Klein, who was promoted to the position after a remarkable offensive output as the Wildcats Sneed (Colorado) entered after the 2021 season and Bohanon (USF) and Landry (Missouri) departed after spring football ended. 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. 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Previously, he spent eight years covering college sports at ESPN.com and seven years as a sports reporter at the Houston Chronicle. The Wildcats return 14 starters from last seasons 8-5 team, with 10 being All-Conference players. The 6-7, 265-pound junior should build on his 2021, which included 29 tackles and three sacks in 11 games. Flahertys reasoning: While the team loses plenty on the defensive side, the Wildcats return Will Howard and all five offensive linemen. Baker played receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Florida Gators, winning championships with each. Related: College Football's Top Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2023 4. 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. 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 It certainly helps that one of the offensive starters is Deuce Vaughn. He creates openings for himself that maybe others dont. The good is that Brent Venables may be just the coach to deal with that kind of roster turnover and has already drawn rave reviews for the way hes circled the wagons and begun building culture. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. Four of five starters return on the offensive line, and the entire defensive line two-deep is back. It sets the tone for everything.. Perhaps the fog has never fully lifted as he was particularly ineffective as the season progressed against Kansas, Oklahoma and Kansas State. 14. Baylors one-two punch of Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner left the program. Baylor tabbed a new starting quarterback. 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. The Bears enter the season ranked No. 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. Sam Khan Jr. is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football and recruiting primarily in Texas. Bohanon averaged only 157.9 passing yards per game and his completion percentage dipped to 61.5 percent in conference play. 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. Aranda likes how Blake Shapen is developing leadership skills: "The thing Im most proud of is his leadership and the art of when to say something and how to say it and being authentic with everything youve got. 8 national ranking last fall and has Pac-12 title and CFP aspirations in 2023. in returning offensive production theres reason to believe some of those close games are going to go the other way in 2023. No other Bear tight end has caught as many touchdowns as his nine career scores. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Zeno (transferred to UAB) and Brown both entered the portal last September.
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. Baylor Bears Preview 2022: Defense Dave Aranda knows how to get a defense to produce, and this one should be more than fine. How the star shakes out will impact the rest of the secondary. Cumulus and the Big 12 are not affiliated with this website. 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. Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. I really felt we saw a different side of him, Grimes said. #Baylor OL @grantmiller55 spoke highly of RB @TayeMcwilliams Thursday:I think hes like a little bit of a combination of both Abram and Trestan. Remaining steady in the trenches should be a big help to the offense. 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. 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. The challenge for Texas wont be physicality. 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. 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. 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. 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