Bohanons passing numbers were solid in nonconference play (66.6 percent completion rate, 626 yards, four touchdowns and one interception in three games) but his yardage and completion rate dipped in Big 12 games. Powered by Capitol Presence & Olympus Cloud. After a 12-2 season, a Big 12 championship and a Sugar Bowl win which could rank as the best season in school history there really arent those questions being asked now, he said. The 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. The Buffs have just five returning starters on defense, and their offensive line still isnt ready to compete with the top programs in the Pac-12, let alone the entire country. Theyre veteran, older players and thats really where you want your leadership to come from. before going out with a concussion. 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. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. Longtime starter Charlie Brewer is off to Utah, but backups Jacob Zeno and Gerry Bohanon are around with a little time logged in. 240 pound interior linebacker Dillon Doyle leads them in tackles and is also solid dropping into zone coverages (2 interceptions). Baylor Football (@BUFootball) November 19, 2022. The 6-5 Baylor Bears represent one of the most physical teams that Texas has seen this season, but meeting the other teams UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. 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). 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. 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. Theres talent on hand, particularly at quarterback where the Mountaineers added USC and Georgia transfer JT Daniels, giving West Virginia its most talented signal-caller in years. 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty joined Athlon Sports But there are no proven backs with Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. Replacing some of the losses on defense will be a bigger challenge, though Joey McGuires first year saw the Red Raiders play with physicality and toughness on that side of the ball, and Texas Tech added four defenders through the transfer portal, including three players up front. Its safe to expect him to continue performing at a high level as a blocker and as a lethal receiving threat for Shapen. 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. 3 min read If that offense can jell and the defense can take a step forward, the Red Raiders could surprise. 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 2021 season was no fluke. 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. There is still veteran talent on the roster. He covered the 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl and multiple Texas Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Waco. The slinger has proven he has an elite arm, and if the cards fall right, he is a legitimate contender for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. The burst, football mind, physicality and speed that he has is gonna separate him, Aranda said. 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. AJ McCarty is ready to contribute at corner and Chateau Reed may be the most talented of Baylors corners, Roberts said. But there are worse bets to take than a Kansas State team with a returning starter at quarterback in Will Howard, playing behind the bulk of his offensive line returning. The clearest strength of the Baylor offense is an OL that represents the 2nd most seasoned unit in college football. Collins joined the Baylor staff in 2020 and spent three seasons with Aranda at LSU. BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. 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. Hes a graduate of BGSU and works as an auditor for Google content curation products. They pulled a similar mind screw on Texas Tech, forcing three different QBs to throw a combined a 5 interceptions. 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. 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. There will be more on the QBs shoulders this season with reading rushers Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. 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. Michael Haag is a Journalism student at Baylor University in Waco, TX. In the return game, Baylor lost Ebner, a third-round pick and the Big 12 special teams player of the year. The biggest piece were moving through right now is probably just immaturity, Aranda told The Athletic. While Gundy and Pokes fans seemed to have put their 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. 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. 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. 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. Editors note:This ispart of a seriespreviewing Power 5 and top Group of 5 teams for the 2022 college football season. Bohanon averaged only 157.9 passing yards per game and his completion percentage dipped to 61.5 percent in conference play. 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. Add in Oklahoma State ranking 101st in returning defensive production, and the Cowboys have some question marks. Venables defensive bonafides will be put to the test with a talented, but young, group that brings back four defensive starters. That has turned each team's returning starter count into one of the most panned metrics heading into a given season. Aranda pointed to Fleeks and Baldwin as possibilities. 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. 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Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. Remaining steady in the trenches should be a big help to the offense. #Baylor DT Siaki Ika (6-4, 354, SR) LSU transfer. 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. 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. His confidence started to grow.. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onFanSided.com and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. 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. Baylor football 2021 season in review Arandas second season in charge could hardly have gone more perfectly. 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 challenge for Texas wont be physicality. Hes going to be filling some big shoes. With those two moved on, fall camp has indicated the Richmond native as being the likely bell cow back starting in Week 1, and hes impressed many as of late. Over their last 7 games, the Bears have given up 13 turnovers. Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. Will receive lots of Vita Vea comps. 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 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. This is a tough one. Following that group is a young trio: redshirt freshman Cisco Caston, true freshman Devyn Bobby and third-year sophomore Mike Harris. The Wolfpack will be competing in the ACC during the 2022 season. The Bears won the league last year, return their starting quarterback from a season ago in Gerry Bohanon and top all other projected contenders and rank second in the Big 12 in returning starters. The Cowboys came within inches of the Big 12 championship last year, and are tied with two other schools with 12 returning starters. 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. 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. You can learn more about Pete by visiting his personal website: PeteMundo.com. Last year it was the Big 12 title. The Bears have a three-headed running back group comprised of two scatbacks and one power runner. 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. The pass rush will be good, the run D will be great, and But West Virginia also ranks 89th in returning offensive production nationally, and doesnt really make up for it on the defensive side, where the Mountaineers are 49th. Defense drove the Bears to the Big 12 title and if theres one thing Aranda can be counted on having, its a good defense. Baylor Bears Preview 2022: Defense Dave Aranda knows how to get a defense to produce, and this one should be more than fine. Blake Shapen rode an excellent performance in the Big 12 title game to the starting job this spring, unseating Gerry Bohanon, who has since transferred and is now the starter at USF. Leading receiver Tyquan Thornton is off to the NFL and No. Gavin Holmes is the senior statesman of the group, but after dropping 210 yards against West Virginia, hes had 84 yards receiving total over the last five games. 21 transfer class, the third-best in the Big 12. Ronnies smart, he cares a lot, hes a tireless worker, Aranda said. This article was first published in the Cougar Heres the thing on the Red Raiders: Like TCU, the Red Raiders were undefeated in one-score games in the regular season. Thats the next challenge.. Studying what Oklahoma and Kansas State did to them will be instructive. Already an A+ run defender and also shows flashes of having passing down value to melt the pocket. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Baylors offensive line was one of thirteen finalists for the Joe Moore Award, presented annually to the nations top offensive line in college football. He picked up All-Big-12 first-team honors and is now in pursuit of national recognition. 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Theyre headlined by OT Connor Galvin and C Jacob Gall. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at center. 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. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 2021 stats: 183 rushing yards (fourth on team), two rushing TDs (T-third on team). And will Iowa States reluctance to fully embrace the transfer portal mean that the Cyclones wont fill the holes they do have? Six four-star prospects and 14 three-star recruits headline BU's 26th-ranked class, according Returning Starters on Offense: 6 Offensive Coordinator Collin Klein, who was promoted to the position after a remarkable offensive output as the Wildcats UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. Texas safeties and linebackers cant get caught up in trash and must fit the cutback lanes. 2022 Baylor Football Preview. And it wont get too much easier in the second half. 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