And that would typically seem to indicate some regression. (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. 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. Will that lead to more wins? The defense was stifling and the offense pounded the rock as the Bears worked their way through the Big 12 slate and took down ranked BYU. 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. 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. Seth Jones, another sophomore, is up to nearly 200 pounds after being recruited at 180. Besides Alabama or Georgia, I dont know whos got a better front scheme-wise than Baylor.. In the past four years, Baylor has more or less recruited at a top-40 level nationally. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. This is a tough one. Leading receiver Tyquan Thornton is off to the NFL and No. This article was first published in the Cougar Matthew Powledge, Baylors former safeties and special teams coach, joined Dan Lannings staff at Oregon in December. 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. 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 No. 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. Can a transfer class that brings in a few potential impact players turn the tide? Perhaps the fog has never fully lifted as he was particularly ineffective as the season progressed against Kansas, Oklahoma and Kansas State. 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. The good news? If that offense can jell and the defense can take a step forward, the Red Raiders could surprise. To call last year a tale of two seasons for the Cowboys wouldnt even be touching what actually happened. 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. 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. Venables defensive bonafides will be put to the test with a talented, but young, group that brings back four defensive starters. 21 transfer class, the third-best in the Big 12. On defense, the second coach sees Baylors defensive line as the deepest in the Big 12. But expecting TCU to reach the Big 12 title game again might be too much. Five different pass catchers have been 21-30 receptions and they dont have a true #1. Aranda stressed the need for reps among the candidates to get comfortable. The wild card at linebacker is LSU transfer Josh White, who just arrived on campus this month. There are certainly unknowns. With nine offensive returning starters and eight defensive returning starters and Lance Leipold getting his first spring with the team after signing on after spring ball last year, the Jayhawks should have significantly better understanding of the teams system and what it takes to compete in the Big 12. If Alabama transfer Amari Kight can be part of an offensive line that keeps Plumlee upright, UCF could surprise and finish much higher than this. Projected defensive starters: DE Lonnie Phelps DT Kenean Caldwell DT Caleb Sampson* DE Malcolm Lee* LB Taiwan Berryhill* LB Gavin Potter* LB Rich Miller With Tyquan Thornton gone via the draft and R.J. Sneed having transferred (Colorado), the Bears are young at wide receiver. 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. 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. The Bears have six players on preseason watch lists for national awards. Key stat to know: Baylors offensive line improvement from 2020 to 2021 was significant. 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 6-5 Baylor Bears represent one of the most physical teams that Texas has seen this season, but meeting the other teams physicality hasnt been a problem for the Longhorns. 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. We know. A veteran leader on the back end, Baylor will rely on Morgan to make an impact in 2022. He joins an elite group of established, veteran O-lineman that are hoping to pound the rock en route to another successful season. 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. Previewing Baylor Bears defense for 2022 season. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports). Remaining steady in the trenches should be a big help to the offense. Redshirt freshman Devin Lemear graded out the highest of all the safeties this spring, Roberts said. The plethora of linebacker options is a good problem to have, Aranda said. 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. All aboard the Aranda train. The offense will have to start over at quarterback Texas Tech transfer Donovan Smith could be the pick there and must replace Tunes favorite target in Tank Dell. #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. 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. The Bears brought in two scholarship players thus far, both in the defensive front seven: Player and White. Still, he said, players wondered: Why are we doing this? Both are expected to contribute immediately. A year ago, Grimes found his running back by moving linebacker Abram Smith, a former running back recruit, back to the position. Bill Bender of Sporting News projectsthe Bears will face Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. Thats the bad. WebThe official 2022 Football schedule for the Baylor University Bears And it wont get too much easier in the second half. Brennan Armstrong entered the 2022 season as one of the most experienced quarterbacks in the ACC but had the lowest completion percentage of his career as a starter. During a 12-0 regular season, the Horned Frogs went a perfect 5-0 in one-score games, meaning TCU wasnt far from a vastly different season. 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. Cornerback Al Walcott and safety Christian Morgan, both returning starters, will also see time at star, Roberts said. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. There will be more on the QBs shoulders this season with reading rushers Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. Will the rushing attack be as reliable as it was a year ago? A year ago, Dave Aranda sensed his team still having doubts. With the Wildcats tied for the fourth-highest number of returning starters, and some of the players that Kansas State has back, are the Wildcats in position to become a dark horse Big 12 candidate in a year where there are few true frontrunners? Hes joined by Matt Jones, who has been a massive drop off from the cat quick NFL draftee Terrel Bernard. 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. The Jayhawks may still be a year off; there a number of those projected starters still have more eligibility after this year. There are tangible questions that need answers, too. How the star shakes out will impact the rest of the secondary. A more consistent downfield and intermediate passing game will be the big difference., Added Aranda: (Shapens) ability as a thrower to read coverages, to anticipate looks his arm is strong, his delivery can be unique. Aranda signed a contract extension in February that is scheduled to keep him at the school through 2029, quieting coaching carousel discussion. 2022 College Football Returning Production Rankings Team Ret. Theres a fair amount of moxie in him.. After helping the Bears reach the semifinalist phase for the Joe Moore Award, he could target individual honors in 2022. 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. 13 in the FanSided Top 50 Preseason Rankings. There is still veteran talent on the roster. 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 second coach expects Baylors running game will again be solid but noted how little production returns at receiver. 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. The defense could improve, and the cupboard is far from bare in Fort Worth, where Sonny Dykes will get back his original starting quarterback in Chandler Morris, who should sling the ball to Alabama transfer JoJo Earle, among others. Breakdown: Of course, Blake Shapen was going to make this list, but the Shreveport native should be well-known already. Collins joined the Baylor staff in 2020 and spent three seasons with Aranda at LSU. Theyre certainly at their best running free on play action shots. 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. 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. Offensively, the coach praised the scheme and the job offensive line coach Eric Mateos does. 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. Sophomore quarterback Baylor Romney, brother of wide receiver Gunner Romney, announced Friday on Twitter that he will not return to the Cougars in 2022. #Baylor DT Siaki Ika (6-4, 354, SR) LSU transfer. Four of five starters return on the offensive line, and the entire defensive line two-deep is back. Dykes inherits six offensive starters and seven defensive starters, and theres plenty of room for growth on both sides. The Wildcats have their 12 returning starters equally spread across both sides of the ball, with six on offense and six on defense. 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. This is a let it hang out game and Sark and PK should expect Dave Aranda to go for it on 4th down until Texas punishes them for it. He will put the ball in peril and he isnt shy about taking deep shots, even on 3rd and forever. 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. I act like this. 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 those are all a far cry from a year ago, when it wasnt certain if Baylor could block consistently and installed a whole new offense. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. 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. Power is in contention to be named the top punter in college football after averaging 45 yards per punt in 2021. 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 But if he comes in and truly finds his footing, the Cougars could be too low here. 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. The Horns need Quinn Ewers to throw the ball capably within the construct of a run first offense. Mark Milton, who started two games at corner last year, is a strong candidate at cornerback. 8 national ranking last fall and has Pac-12 title and CFP aspirations in 2023. 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. His physical talent has always been there, but his improved maturity and preparation have readied him this season for the No. Sims had the best season of his career with 361 yards and six touchdowns last year. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. If he can win the job and take advantage of both of those returning offensive starters and some potential transfer upgrades, things may be all right. 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. Each of the new schools comes in at a different place, and the 2022 Big 12 title game participants, TCU and Kansas State, both had major losses on at least one side of the ball. The Wildcats return 14 starters from last seasons 8-5 team, with 10 being All-Conference players. Michael Haag, Baylor athletics blogger. Joey McGuires first team will be fascinating to watch with an offense that returns four starters but also adds Zach Kittley, the architect of last years explosive Western Kentucky group. Remember, too: Texas regular season losses last year came by a total of 18 points. Aranda had to replace three departures from his on-field staff. Morgan, the one returning starter in the group, will be deployed either at safety or star, depending on need. 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. Pass protection improved immensely, too. WACO, Texas Baylor football head coach Dave Aranda announced the signings of 20 student-athletes to the class of 2022 on Wednesday. Breakdown: McWilliams time on the turf was limited, as he played behind two NFL running backs in Trestan Ebner and Abram Smith. Monaray Baldwin is their best deep threat, but the young 165 pounder can struggle to get off of physical corners. On the other side of the ball, West Virginia will need some of the younger players it has landed in recent classes to pan out sooner rather than later. Hes watching closely, gauging whether the young players succeeding the departed stars will bring the same level of accountability. Returning starters (5): DT Cole Maxwell, NT Siaki Ika, WLB Matt Jones, MLB Dillon Doyle, S Christian Morgan. The corners are unremarkable but have some size and are well schooled. The 2022 class, which includes 21 signees, finished 36th. Heres why he prefers it that way, Are these Rangers good? 17 Baylor Bears football team kicks off week four with a Big 12 Conference showdown against the undefeated Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, 2022 Sneed (Colorado) entered after the 2021 season and Bohanon (USF) and Landry (Missouri) departed after spring football ended. A '21 start against Baylor (461 passing yards and two scores and 70 rushing yards) showcased Morris' talent. With whats left of the returners, here is who will stand out among the bunch in hopes to repeat as conference champions. 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. 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. 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. Everything theyre doing, I feel good about it, Roberts said. The 2021 second-team All-AAC selection should thrive being back in his hometown of Waco. He played pretty well against TCU, so maybe hes on the rebound. Grimes also looks at fifth-year senior Mose Jeffery, sophomore Micah Mazzccua and redshirt freshman tackle Tate Williams as possible contributors. Athletes in Action announced its winner for the coveted Coach Wooden Keys to Life Award, and its a Big 12 coach. Its safe to expect him to continue performing at a high level as a blocker and as a lethal receiving threat for Shapen. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Breakdown: Another grizzled veteran, Morgan is stepping into a bigger role after playing alongside former Bear and current Los Angeles Charger JT Woods. If Shapen gets hurt this year, theyre (in trouble).. I always win. Baylor Football (@BUFootball) November 19, 2022. The Bears match up well in some spots to Texas, but theyre a five loss team for a reason. Shapen is 60 and quite mobile, but not the running threat represented by a Jalen Daniels or Adrian Martinez. 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. In a classic good news, bad news situation, Houston ranks 24th nationally in returning offensive production, but 119th in returning defensive production. 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. Finding another Terrel Bernard or Jalen Pitre on defense is a tall task. Remember: this team went 1-6 in one-score games last year, including 0-6 in Big 12 play. The 2022 Georgia Bulldogs will be replacing a lot of experience on both sides of the ball especially on defense. It was hard, but necessary. 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 Ive watched them go through stretches where theyre utterly dominated by aggressive corner and nickel play. The sample sizes are small, but also very promising for Morris. 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. ", 2021 stats: Four sacks (T-third most), six TFLs (T-sixth most), played 13 games with 12 starts. Returning that kind of experience should give Baylor the best offensive line in the Big 12, and possibly the country, in 2022. Whoever wins the quarterback job out of Tyler Shough and Donovan Smith has both starting experience and a high ceiling. Will Howard, Kansas State An injury to Adrian Martinez in mid-October opened the door for Each team's returning starter count comes from Athlon's look at the conference. "I thought football had to be part of it, somehow." The Big 12 Conference lays claim to two of the top five small forwards in the country. Hes going to be filling some big shoes. Note: Baylor OC Jeff Grimes loves trick plays. His confidence started to grow.. Hill is among a number of players who could have breakout seasons in 2023. The biggest piece were moving through right now is probably just immaturity, Aranda told The Athletic. 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. Bohanon averaged only 157.9 passing yards per game and his completion percentage dipped to 61.5 percent in conference play. Everybodys going to talk about Apu Ika, and rightfully so, but Gabe Hall is the real deal, he said. We did some decent things last year at times, but we were just inconsistent, Grimes said. The next group of schools Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and TCU lost two starters. Dont expect too big a slide, if any, overall. Baylor Football: 2022 Bears Season Preview and Prediction Athlon Sports Jun 7, 2022 Blake Shapen and the Bears are ranked No. In the three games Shapen saw significant action Kansas State, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State Shapen completed 71 percent of his passes and averaged 190 passing yards. A Big 12 championship game record 17-straight completions is one way to get into the spotlight, but thats just what Shapen did. 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. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Sam Hartman is likely back for Wake Forest, which makes a 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. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at left tackle. If Bohanon takes to development the way many second-year starting quarterbacks so, Baylor could once again be the class of the league. 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. 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. 1 and in charge of moving the Bears forward on offense. Roberts is leaning toward Walcott at star and Johnson at corner. And while we dont think Cincinnati will be bad, the Bearcats rank last in the league in returning production, coming in at No. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. Find more Baylor coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. The Bears have young athletes out wide capable of explosive plays, but they are remarkably inconsistent and inexperienced. This makes the Bears And they found some young pieces along the way, adding a few pretty good transfers as well. Players Im most excited to see in CFB - Pt 20Ben Sims - TE - BaylorSims was very productive on @BUFootball Big 12 championship run. 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. Its another to go from being a strength to being leaders. 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. Making the field bigger is preferable to playing in a phone booth. Craig Sqwirl Williams, 5-foot-8, 173 pounds, has battled injuries but was healthy this spring. By Matt Severance Updated: Dec 27, 2021 10:49AM PST . 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). 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. 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. 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. 2021 stats: Six sacks (second most), 7.0 TFL, 17 total tackles. 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. 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. He picked up All-Big-12 first-team honors and is now in pursuit of national recognition. The burst, football mind, physicality and speed that he has is gonna separate him, Aranda said. Point, blank period. Related: Early 2022 Big 12 QB Preview and Rankings 3. To replace receivers coach Chansi Stuckey, who joined Marcus Freemans staff at Notre Dame, Aranda hired former Buffalo and Marshall receivers coach Dallas Baker. Here's a look at each Big 12 team's returning starters for the 2022 season. 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. 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