This article was first published in the Cougar And they found some young pieces along the way, adding a few pretty good transfers as well. 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 They may not have won that award in 2021, that distinction belongs to Michigan. Baylor Football: 2022 Bears Season Preview and Prediction Athlon Sports Jun 7, 2022 Blake Shapen and the Bears are ranked No. Wheat joined the Nevada staff in 2020, coaching safeties before shifting to linebackers in 2021. 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. Note: Baylor OC Jeff Grimes loves trick plays. 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. 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. 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. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. The 6-5 Baylor Bears represent one of the most physical teams that Texas has seen this season, but meeting the other teams With who they return upfront, expect the road-grading to continue in 2022. What should fans expect in 2022? 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. The secondary is being retooled with Christian Morgan providing the most veteran presence at safety. 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. UFC 278: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards fight card, start time, channel guide, Mets: Buck Showalter pours cold water on potential call-ups, Oregon football 2022 season prediction, preview, awards, 2022 bowl game, Jake Paul Is Hilariously Bad at Taking Batting Practice, Sorry Calipari, Paul Finebaum has spoken: Kentucky is a football school, Oklahoma football 2022 season prediction, preview, awards, 2022 bowl game, Nebraska WR Decoldest Crawford debuts in coolest HVAC ad possible. Ben Sims is the teams returning leader in receptions (31), receiving yards (361) and touchdown catches (six). 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. 240 pound interior linebacker Dillon Doyle leads them in tackles and is also solid dropping into zone coverages (2 interceptions). 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. WACO, Texas Baylor football head coach Dave Aranda announced the signings of 20 student-athletes to the class of 2022 on Wednesday. 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. 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. (Top photo of Dave Aranda: Stephen Lew / USA Today). Redshirt freshman Kyron Drones was thrust into the backup role after Bohanons November hamstring injury. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. By Matt Severance Updated: Dec 27, 2021 10:49AM PST . In that regard, the Big 12 is a league in transition. A year ago, Grimes found his running back by moving linebacker Abram Smith, a former running back recruit, back to the position. The lowest-ranked class in that span, unsurprisingly, came in 2020 (49th), the transition class from former coach Matt Rhule to Aranda. Finding another Terrel Bernard or Jalen Pitre on defense is a tall task. Four of five starters return on the offensive line, and the entire defensive line two-deep is back. Both are expected to contribute immediately. 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. At jack, Baylors edge rusher, Garmon Randolph returns. Tay McWilliams is the top returning player at running back and he had just 181 yards on 17 carries last year. Younger possibilities include true freshman safety Alfonzo Allen. The Cowboys came within inches of the Big 12 championship last year, and are tied with two other schools with 12 returning starters. The strength of the offense lies up front. 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. He returns the attention of major offensive line award voters. A lot of Longhorn offensive success will rest on Sarks ability to scheme up run game solutions on a short week. 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 @BUFootball pic.twitter.com/UGVc1Saj3L. The Big 12 Conference lays claim to two of the top five small forwards in the country. Its one thing to go from being a weakness to a strength, Grimes said. "We got married in Katy, Texas, about a mile from the high school stadium," he said. 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. It must replace the single-season school rushing record holder and both starting wide receivers. 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. Even with Bijan Robinson moving on, Texas still ranks third nationally in returning offensive production, and with Texas bringing in the No. He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have He played pretty well against TCU, so maybe hes on the rebound. Will that lead to more wins? Redshirt freshman Devin Lemear graded out the highest of all the safeties this spring, Roberts said. 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. Only five scholarship players have entered the portal since August: Bohanon, Sneed, defensive lineman Josh Landry, former backup quarterback Jacob Zeno and safety Tyrone D. Brown. The buildup to the 2021 season was full of change. 13 in the FanSided Top 50 Preseason Rankings. Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. Hunter Dekkers is the likely Brock Purdy replacement, and he has some interesting traits to build around. (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. Pass protection improved immensely, too. The school president and athletic director each signed 10-year extensions. SHARE If BYU football players, coaches were stocks, who would you buy? Michael has covered Baylor football, men's and women's basketball, baseball and more. 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. 7:00 AM on Aug 19, 2022 CDT. The 2022 class, which includes 21 signees, finished 36th. To replace receivers coach Chansi Stuckey, who joined Marcus Freemans staff at Notre Dame, Aranda hired former Buffalo and Marshall receivers coach Dallas Baker. If that offense can jell and the defense can take a step forward, the Red Raiders could surprise. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports in predicting Texas to finish first in the Big 12 conference. This page is They have 150+ combined starts in aggregate. Why is Baylor the potential favorite to win its second consecutive Big 12 title? Bill Bender of Sporting News projectsthe Bears will face Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. 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. The good news? Starters Gabe Run blocking has improved, Aranda said. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. Doyle and Jones are plenty physical, but Jones can miss assignments and both can be exploited in space by Bijan or Keilan. Im perfect. The best aspect of the Bear secondary is their ability to hone in on an offenses preferred routes and force turnovers with sucker coverages. He scored two offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) versus BYU. If Bohanon takes to development the way many second-year starting quarterbacks so, Baylor could once again be the class of the league. Shouldnt we do it some other way?. Sanders may rank among the Big 12s best returning quarterbacks, and with the defense returning five starters from last years elite group, he could need to elevate his game, and the offense as a whole, for the Cowboys to finish this year atop the league standings. 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. The Bears have a three-headed running back group comprised of two scatbacks and one power runner. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. Roberts will evaluate multiple options there, including returning safety Lorando Johnson, who backed up Pitre last year. 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. The No. Leading receiver Tyquan Thornton is off to the NFL and No. Breakdown: There are so many other worthy names that could have made this list, but it felt wrong to exclude one of the best tight ends in Baylor football history. 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. 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. 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. 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Texas and Oklahoma are both in the middle of their respective builds: Steve Sarkisian heading into year three, Brent Venables in year two. Related: College Football's Top Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2023 4. Studying what Oklahoma and Kansas State did to them will be instructive. Find more Baylor coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. He will put the ball in peril and he isnt shy about taking deep shots, even on 3rd and forever. 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. It resulted in nine 100-yard performances and 1,621 rushing yards, the most in Baylor history. His confidence started to grow.. Another opposing coach agrees that Baylors offensive and defensive lines will be the strength and expects the Bears to be a contender to return to the Big 12 championship game. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. Key stat to know: Baylors offensive line improvement from 2020 to 2021 was significant. Monaray Baldwin is their best deep threat, but the young 165 pounder can struggle to get off of physical corners. Aranda signed a contract extension in February that is scheduled to keep him at the school through 2029, quieting coaching carousel discussion. Breakdown: McWilliams time on the turf was limited, as he played behind two NFL running backs in Trestan Ebner and Abram Smith. 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. A '21 start against Baylor (461 passing yards and two scores and 70 rushing yards) showcased Morris' talent. Hes going to be filling some big shoes. 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. Breakdown: Another grizzled veteran, Morgan is stepping into a bigger role after playing alongside former Bear and current Los Angeles Charger JT Woods. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onFanSided.com and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Gavin Yates saw action as a freshman walk-on last year, and freshman Kelsey Johnson has impressed since arriving. True freshman Kyron Drones might be a factor in the fall camp battle for the open gig. There is still veteran talent on the roster. 14. Defensively, adding Player and having the entire two-deep back up front is viewed as a strength. The Bears are allowing offenses to convert a healthy 45.4% of their 3rd downs this season and that simply doesnt marry well to Arandas larger philosophy. 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. Powered by Capitol Presence & Olympus Cloud.

Five best college football futures bets to make, including our Syracuse Orange, who return 80% of their starters this season. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. 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 takes trust and a sense of safety to put yourself out there to die and then to be born again.. Though none of those classes have been in the top 25, it doesnt mean they wont yield quality results. 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. Breakdown: Player was a highly touted transfer portal prospect, so the fact that hes joining Apu, Hall, TJ Franklin and Cole Maxwell must be terrifying for any opposition. The QB will also be working with a rebuilt receiving corps. 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. The incoming Bears represent five different states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. 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. Galvin was an All-Big-12 first-teamer with All-American mentions to his name last season. There are certainly unknowns. 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 To fill the void, Aranda hired former Nevada assistant Ronnie Wheat. 2022 College Football Returning Production Rankings Team Ret. The proof? before going out with a concussion. Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. After an awful 2020, in which the Bears went 2-7 and looked listless by seasons end, Aranda overhauled the offensive staff. WebThe official 2022 Football schedule for the Baylor University Bears Former Baylor standout linebacker and Sugar Bowl MVP Terrel Bernard is a Buffalo Bill, leaving Doyle to pick up the slack. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. Devin Neal, who played 13 games last year, is also in the hunt. Ive watched them go through stretches where theyre utterly dominated by aggressive corner and nickel play. The Horned Frogs suffered a surprising collapse last year, particularly defensively, that ushered in changes at the highest levels. 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. LSUs Josh White will try to bolster the linebacker corps, which does return middle linebacker Dillon Doyle. They were turnover magnets and sure tacklers that were instrumental in the Bears getting off of the field on 3rd downs. Sling it, Shape >> @BShapen @kelseyjohnsonjr #SicEm | #PersonOverPlayer pic.twitter.com/ItRAKelqx2. Expect more transfer help at running back (UNLVs Aidan Robbins) and on both lines. 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 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. 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. . 19 in the nation, good for second in the Big 12 Conference. Following that group is a young trio: redshirt freshman Cisco Caston, true freshman Devyn Bobby and third-year sophomore Mike Harris. 1 and in charge of moving the Bears forward on offense. 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. "We got married in Katy, Texas, about a mile from the high school stadium," he said. Breakdown: In the middle, all eyes are on Dillon Doyle for the 2022 season. WebBaylors special teams will be in good hands with junior punter Issac Power and freshman kicker Isaiah Hankins returning. 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. His physical talent has always been there, but his improved maturity and preparation have readied him this season for the No. Aranda had to replace three departures from his on-field staff. Michael Haag, Baylor athletics blogger. After helping the Bears reach the semifinalist phase for the Joe Moore Award, he could target individual honors in 2022. Theres a lot to like about what the Golden Knights are building defensively for the future, and the good news is that with UCF ranking 43rd in returning defensive production, those younger players wont be needed immediately. Morgan, the one returning starter in the group, will be deployed either at safety or star, depending on need. 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. 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 content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. 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. Alan Bowman transferred in to potentially take over the quarterback spot after Spencer Sanders departure, but Bowman struggled to stay healthy at Texas Tech and he attempted all of 11 passes over the last two years at Michigan combined. Venables defensive bonafides will be put to the test with a talented, but young, group that brings back four defensive starters. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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. Jones missed spring with a foot injury, allowing Will Williams to get the first-team reps at weakside linebacker, and Roberts was encouraged by his development. Posted on January 10, 2022. 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. The Bears match up well in some spots to Texas, but theyre a five loss team for a reason. The burst, football mind, physicality and speed that he has is gonna separate him, Aranda said. 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. Mark Milton, who started two games at corner last year, is a strong candidate at cornerback. Hes a great athlete, good blocker, and can get involved in the vertical pass game. With Tyquan Thornton gone via the draft and R.J. Sneed having transferred (Colorado), the Bears are young at wide receiver. The next group of schools Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and TCU lost two starters. That has turned each team's returning starter count into one of the most panned metrics heading into a given season. 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. The Horns need Quinn Ewers to throw the ball capably within the construct of a run first offense. 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