By Kevin Lonnquist
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The official visit period for transfers ended on Sunday evening. Of course, Baylor is in the running for a few candidates, especially at QB. Announcements should be coming out this week.
Baylor’s spring semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 17. The football team is expected to arrive on campus this Saturday.
Catching you up on the latest:
>The addition of Miami (FL) defensive back Isaiah Brunson presents hope that Baylor can continue to re-do its secondary from the one that really struggled in 2022.
Brunson appeared in four games for the Hurricanes in 2022 in mostly a reserve role. The grades he received from Pro Football Focus should be taken with some latitude.
In those four games, Brunson appeared in a total of 41 snaps. His total grade for playing defense was 65.3. He was 70.3 for playing rush defense, 80.1 as a tackler and 62.7 in pass coverage.
Jobs are open this spring.
>North Texas TE Jake Roberts finished his visit at Baylor on Sunday. Everything went well. This appears to be a race between Baylor and SMU. He visited University Park prior to coming to Waco. Roberts visited Arkansas earlier in the week. However, it appears the Razorbacks have fallen out of it.
>The QB situation is pretty much a coin flip at this point. Michigan QB and Grapevine native Alan Bowman is hoping to make a decision Monday or Tuesday.
After he left Baylor, it was thought he was going to visit North Texas.
What works in Baylor’s favor is that Baylor’s offense has similar principles to the one he just left at Michigan. It’s a case of could he seamlessly run the offense. A lot of time was spent with the coaching staff watching film and going over how the offense operates.
>Then Oklahoma State emerged in this process late Saturday. Bowman stayed on I-35, drove past Denton and up to Stillwater, OK.
With the departure of Spencer Sanders into the portal, it left the Cowboys QB situation pretty much in flux. Freshman Garrett Rangel started the Guarantee Rate bowl on Dec. 27 against Wisconsin and struggled. Rangel only played in four games, so he didn’t lose his redshirt year.
Gundy’s son, Gunnar doesn’t appear to be a solution either. He wasn’t all that effective in his appearances.
>The point of this is that if Bowman, who only has one year remaining, may look at the situations at Baylor and Oklahoma State and see which one where he can play.
There’s more uncertainty at Oklahoma State with that position rather than Baylor. Obviously, Baylor struggled at the position, but there is a known signal caller there who started all 13 games in Blake Shapen.
As a source shared with me, “It’s all about playing. That’s the goal.’’
If Bowman picks Baylor, then it’s because he believes he can unseat Shapen as the starter. Not feeling really good about this at this time.
>There doesn’t seem to be much change in terms of Sawyer Robertson’s situation. Everything points to the Mississippi State and Lubbock Coronado product choosing between Baylor and TCU. In 2022 he appeared in five games and was 6-11-1 for 23 yards. It’s unknown if any announcement is tied to waiting for the Horned Frogs to finish playing in the National Championship game Monday against Georgia.
>Rumors surfaced about a third QB visiting over the weekend. We know there has been some investigation from West Virginia’s Will Crowder into Baylor. Whether it advanced to Crowder visiting isn’t clear.
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The official visit period for transfers ended on Sunday evening. Of course, Baylor is in the running for a few candidates, especially at QB. Announcements should be coming out this week.
Baylor’s spring semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 17. The football team is expected to arrive on campus this Saturday.
Catching you up on the latest:
>The addition of Miami (FL) defensive back Isaiah Brunson presents hope that Baylor can continue to re-do its secondary from the one that really struggled in 2022.
Brunson appeared in four games for the Hurricanes in 2022 in mostly a reserve role. The grades he received from Pro Football Focus should be taken with some latitude.
In those four games, Brunson appeared in a total of 41 snaps. His total grade for playing defense was 65.3. He was 70.3 for playing rush defense, 80.1 as a tackler and 62.7 in pass coverage.
Jobs are open this spring.
>North Texas TE Jake Roberts finished his visit at Baylor on Sunday. Everything went well. This appears to be a race between Baylor and SMU. He visited University Park prior to coming to Waco. Roberts visited Arkansas earlier in the week. However, it appears the Razorbacks have fallen out of it.
>The QB situation is pretty much a coin flip at this point. Michigan QB and Grapevine native Alan Bowman is hoping to make a decision Monday or Tuesday.
After he left Baylor, it was thought he was going to visit North Texas.
What works in Baylor’s favor is that Baylor’s offense has similar principles to the one he just left at Michigan. It’s a case of could he seamlessly run the offense. A lot of time was spent with the coaching staff watching film and going over how the offense operates.
>Then Oklahoma State emerged in this process late Saturday. Bowman stayed on I-35, drove past Denton and up to Stillwater, OK.
With the departure of Spencer Sanders into the portal, it left the Cowboys QB situation pretty much in flux. Freshman Garrett Rangel started the Guarantee Rate bowl on Dec. 27 against Wisconsin and struggled. Rangel only played in four games, so he didn’t lose his redshirt year.
Gundy’s son, Gunnar doesn’t appear to be a solution either. He wasn’t all that effective in his appearances.
>The point of this is that if Bowman, who only has one year remaining, may look at the situations at Baylor and Oklahoma State and see which one where he can play.
There’s more uncertainty at Oklahoma State with that position rather than Baylor. Obviously, Baylor struggled at the position, but there is a known signal caller there who started all 13 games in Blake Shapen.
As a source shared with me, “It’s all about playing. That’s the goal.’’
If Bowman picks Baylor, then it’s because he believes he can unseat Shapen as the starter. Not feeling really good about this at this time.
>There doesn’t seem to be much change in terms of Sawyer Robertson’s situation. Everything points to the Mississippi State and Lubbock Coronado product choosing between Baylor and TCU. In 2022 he appeared in five games and was 6-11-1 for 23 yards. It’s unknown if any announcement is tied to waiting for the Horned Frogs to finish playing in the National Championship game Monday against Georgia.
>Rumors surfaced about a third QB visiting over the weekend. We know there has been some investigation from West Virginia’s Will Crowder into Baylor. Whether it advanced to Crowder visiting isn’t clear.
