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. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Following that group is a young trio: redshirt freshman Cisco Caston, true freshman Devyn Bobby and third-year sophomore Mike Harris. This year the Bears are out to prove they can retain their crown by reloading instead of rebuilding. He led the Bears in tackles in five games. Two years ago, Kansas had the youngest team in college football. The second coach expects Baylors running game will again be solid but noted how little production returns at receiver. Remaining steady in the trenches should be a big help to the offense. 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 All three specialists return: punter Issac Power, place kicker Isaiah Hankins and kickoff specialist Noah Rauschenberg. In 2021, that number rose to 2.2 yards per rush, sixth in the conference and 49th nationally, according to Pro Football Focus. Returning starters (5): DT Cole Maxwell, NT Siaki Ika, WLB Matt Jones, MLB Dillon Doyle, S Christian Morgan. Dont be surprised either if five-star linebacker Anthony Hill bullies his way onto the field either; hes that good. 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. A returning starting quarterback in Dillon Gabriel is a good thing, and the Sooners have the No. He joins an elite group of established, veteran O-lineman that are hoping to pound the rock en route to another successful season. 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. UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. Sneed (Colorado) entered after the 2021 season and Bohanon (USF) and Landry (Missouri) departed after spring football ended. 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. Now its just about getting experience on the field so theyre comfortable.. 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. (Top photo of Dave Aranda: Stephen Lew / USA Today). Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. The No. Devin Leary returns at quarterback and so does plenty of impactful players on defense. Posted on January 10, 2022. I act like this. 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. Quinn Ewers should become more consistent in his second year as a starter, and getting a healthy Isaiah Neyor to catch passes next to Xavier Worthy could bring an impact newcomer who technically doesnt count as a newcomer. 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. Josh Fleeks moved this offseason from receiver to running back. But there are no proven backs with Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. Remember, too: Texas regular season losses last year came by a total of 18 points. Hes got new ideas and new ways to look at things that are going to improve all of us.. Except for that group, every Baylor signing class since 2017 has ranked either fourth or fifth in the Big 12. Injuries certainly played a part, but the offseason attrition was also worrisome. 8 national ranking last fall and has Pac-12 title and CFP aspirations in 2023. Arandas second season in charge could hardly have gone more perfectly. Big TE Ben Sims is a chain mover, but 20 of his 30 catches happened in the first four games of the season. Key stat to know: Baylors stout defense forced the second-most third downs (200) in the Big 12 and 11th most in the Power 5 last season, a result of good early down defense. Somebody has to be last. Matt Jones, who played all 14 games and was fifth on the team in tackles, will begin the year as Bernards successor at weakside linebacker. That could make picking the 14-team Big 12 an absolute madhouse with so many variables. Related: College Football's Top Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2023 4. SHARE If BYU football players, coaches were stocks, who would you buy? His confidence started to grow.. Despite the change, theres a sense of stability. Baylor football 2021 season in review Arandas second season in charge could hardly have gone more perfectly. 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. Sophomore Tony Anyanwu, whom Roberts said was the starting jack before foot surgery forced him to miss the season, will be in the mix, as well as redshirt freshman Jackie Marshall. The travel schedule is brutal for Baylor with trips to BYU, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas on tap. 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. Aranda stressed the need for reps among the candidates to get comfortable. Nobody has really stepped forward yet and said, Im the guy, and this is my job,' Grimes said. In a classic good news, bad news situation, Houston ranks 24th nationally in returning offensive production, but 119th in returning defensive production. 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. He knows a thing or two because hes seen a thing or two over the course of his collegiate career. (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. Sophomore quarterback Baylor Romney, brother of wide receiver Gunner Romney, announced Friday on Twitter that he will not return to the Cougars in 2022. 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. 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. 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. Now that hes gotten to the top, he needs to figure out to how keep Baylor there. If Johnson is at star, then Walcott will play corner and vice versa. He will put the ball in peril and he isnt shy about taking deep shots, even on 3rd and forever. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. 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. Taye McWilliams is the leading returning rusher but had only 17 carries in 10 games last year. It finished fourth in the Big 12 in total D and tenth in the nation in scoring defense, but the it was really, really good at was taking the ball away. Run blocking has improved, Aranda said. After helping the Bears reach the semifinalist phase for the Joe Moore Award, he could target individual honors in 2022. 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. Returning starters on offense: 7 Quarterback Spencer Sanders returns and brings 35 career starts with him. 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. And it wont get too much easier in the second half. 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 next group of schools Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and TCU lost two starters. February 8, 2023 7:57 pm CT. ESPN announced its returning production rankings for the 2023 season on Tuesday. The stuff youre battling, especially if youre a young team, is, Im cool. All aboard the Aranda train. 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. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. The top three tight ends on the 2021 depth chart return. Only two of Baylors 18 sacks allowed last season came within three seconds of the snap, the fewest in the country, per PFF. There may be inexperience at those key offensive spots, but sufficient talent exists. Talent hasnt been and will continue to not be the issue in Austin. The 2021 season was no fluke. The 2021 class ranked 41st. 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. 2021 stats: 183 rushing yards (fourth on team), two rushing TDs (T-third on team). 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. That has turned each team's returning starter count into one of the most panned metrics heading into a given season. BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. 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 returns four starters on the offensive line and has had five players return who have started at least eight games on the offensive line. 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. Offensively, the coach praised the scheme and the job offensive line coach Eric Mateos does. 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. Related: College Football's Top Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2023 4. The pass rush will be good, the run D will be great, and 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. 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. 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). It resulted in nine 100-yard performances and 1,621 rushing yards, the most in Baylor history. To fill the void, Aranda hired former Nevada assistant Ronnie Wheat. Six four-star prospects and 14 three-star recruits headline BU's 26th-ranked class, according Editors note:This ispart of a seriespreviewing Power 5 and top Group of 5 teams for the 2022 college football season. The Horns need Quinn Ewers to throw the ball capably within the construct of a run first offense. You can learn more about Pete by visiting his personal website: PeteMundo.com. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. 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). Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. 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 should once again field tough lines on both sides of the ball and an armory of speed. 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. Whoever wins the quarterback job out of Tyler Shough and Donovan Smith has both starting experience and a high ceiling. Its another to go from being a strength to being leaders. The Bears have a three-headed running back group comprised of two scatbacks and one power runner. Devin Neal, who played 13 games last year, is also in the hunt. You gotta go down before you go up.. Dont expect too big a slide, if any, overall. 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. A Big 12 championship game record 17-straight completions is one way to get into the spotlight, but thats just what Shapen did. 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. 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 enter the season ranked No. While talent and certainly coaching are major indicators, perhaps nothing is quite as important as having good players who have already seen the field. Try a week on us. Roberts will evaluate multiple options there, including returning safety Lorando Johnson, who backed up Pitre last year. 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. Ronnies smart, he cares a lot, hes a tireless worker, Aranda said. Breakdown: Gabe Hall has come up in recent news as being one of college footballs top freak athletes, and its true. 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. 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. 7:00 AM on Aug 19, 2022 CDT. They work really well together and dont necessarily need to physically dominate at the point of attack to make their outside zone system hum. 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. Starters Gabe Hall, Siaki Ika and Cole Maxwell and rotational linemen TJ Franklin, Chidi Ogbonnaya and Brayden Utley return. Finding another Terrel Bernard or Jalen Pitre on defense is a tall task. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Sam Hartman is likely back for Wake Forest, which makes a Its a big gamble, the second coach said. Our standards are so high that it is difficult to be who you say were going to be, but Im going to stay on the path, Aranda said. Longtime starter Charlie Brewer is off to Utah, but backups Jacob Zeno and Gerry Bohanon are around with a little time logged in. Matthew Powledge, Baylors former safeties and special teams coach, joined Dan Lannings staff at Oregon in December. Remember: this team went 1-6 in one-score games last year, including 0-6 in Big 12 play. A lot of Longhorn offensive success will rest on Sarks ability to scheme up run game solutions on a short week. With both coordinators back and all the returnees on the line of scrimmage, Baylor can figure it out. Both are expected to contribute immediately. 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 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. 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 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. In the past four years, Baylor has more or less recruited at a top-40 level nationally. If he can avoid making mistakes, the Cougars should be physical enough a trait BYU has shown in recent matchups with Big 12 teams to at least compete. 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). 1 and in charge of moving the Bears forward on offense. 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 It takes trust and a sense of safety to put yourself out there to die and then to be born again.. The ranking takes a look at data on both sides of the football for all FBS teams in the country. 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. Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. #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. While Gundy and Pokes fans seemed to have put their The Bears have young athletes out wide capable of explosive plays, but they are remarkably inconsistent and inexperienced. But he questions the quarterback depth. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onFanSided.com and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. 2021 stats: 91 tackles (second most), 8.5 TFL (second most), scored two offensive TDs (rushing and receiving). It sets the tone for everything.. Prod. Point, blank period. Shapen is 60 and quite mobile, but not the running threat represented by a Jalen Daniels or Adrian Martinez. Aranda recruited the 2020 four-star prospect while with the Tigers but left for Baylor before getting a chance to coach him. Yes, we know. Now the Jayhawks are bringing back a number of those players who took their lumps in a winless season. Texas checks in at No. The Bears O-line was the most improved unit in 2021, becoming a true strength as the Bears led the Big 12 in rushing and allowed the third-fewest sacks. And they found some young pieces along the way, adding a few pretty good transfers as well. 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. 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. Hunter Dekkers is the likely Brock Purdy replacement, and he has some interesting traits to build around. A veteran leader on the back end, Baylor will rely on Morgan to make an impact in 2022. 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. Losing Deuce Vaughn and Felix Anudike-Uzomah arguably the Wildcats best player on offense and defense, respectively certainly hurts. 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. 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. Here's a look at each Big 12 team's returning starters for the 2022 season. Mark Milton, who started two games at corner last year, is a strong candidate at cornerback. BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. In comparison to Baylors six returning starters, BYU has a clear advantage in this department as they return a colossal 19 players from last years already stacked team. 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. He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have a 4-month-old daughter, Zoe. Prod. It must replace the single-season school rushing record holder and both starting wide receivers. 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. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports). WACO, Texas Baylor football head coach Dave Aranda announced the signings of 20 student-athletes to the class of 2022 on Wednesday. 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. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports Now hes the uncontested No. What should fans expect in 2022? Its rare to see a combination of strength, speed and agility for someone with Halls frame. 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 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. 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. Note: the 3 Bear runners have combined for a healthy 41 total catches, but they average just over 7 yards per reception. Sims had the best season of his career with 361 yards and six touchdowns last year. 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. That includes competition for incumbent quarterback Blake Shapen and likely plug-and-play starters on the offensive line for the Bears. 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 nucleus of the 2021 team is largely gone, with six players chosen in the NFL Draft. 2022 Baylor Football Preview. Perhaps the fog has never fully lifted as he was particularly ineffective as the season progressed against Kansas, Oklahoma and Kansas State. Add in Oklahoma State ranking 101st in returning defensive production, and the Cowboys have some question marks. Hill is among a number of players who could have breakout seasons in 2023. Defensively, adding Player and having the entire two-deep back up front is viewed as a strength. 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. 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. 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. In that regard, the Big 12 is a league in transition. Baylor had the most players of any team in the state of Texas chosen in the 2022 NFL Draft (six) and those recruits came from the 2017 and 2018 classes, which ranked 40th and 29th, respectively. Thats the next challenge.. The strength of the offense lies up front. The returning starters are listed in every preseason magazine and cited in nearly any preview. Ben Sims is the teams returning leader in receptions (31), receiving yards (361) and touchdown catches (six). Iowa State enters 2022 without OT Derek Schweiger (67.1 He currently resides in Kansas City where he is a talk show host and program director at KCMO Talk Radio. 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. 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. Aranda pointed to Fleeks and Baldwin as possibilities. 2023 sets up for Texas to have its most experienced The plethora of linebacker options is a good problem to have, Aranda said. 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. Will the rushing attack be as reliable as it was a year ago? The 2021 second-team All-AAC selection should thrive being back in his hometown of Waco. Dave Aranda can flat out coach defense, but 2021s elite unit was gutted by the NFL draft and theyre currently in a transitional phase. Ive watched them go through stretches where theyre utterly dominated by aggressive corner and nickel play. 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. The biggest piece were moving through right now is probably just immaturity, Aranda told The Athletic. 2022 College Football Returning Production Rankings Team Ret. Besides Alabama or Georgia, I dont know whos got a better front scheme-wise than Baylor.. 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! 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, Previewing Baylor Bears defense for 2022 season. Returning Starters on Offense: 6 Offensive Coordinator Collin Klein, who was promoted to the position after a remarkable offensive output as the Wildcats

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