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Baylor Football: 5 takeaways from Bears’ 2017 season

By Andrew Miller

WACO, TX - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Matt Rhule of the Baylor Bears looks on as the Baylor Bears play the Texas Longhorns in the first half at McLane Stadium on October 28, 2017 in Waco, Texas. Texas won 38-7. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
WACO, TX - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Matt Rhule of the Baylor Bears looks on as the Baylor Bears play the Texas Longhorns in the first half at McLane Stadium on October 28, 2017 in Waco, Texas. Texas won 38-7. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /
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3. Running back depth is thinning

Smith was not the only player to announce he would be transferring from Baylor recently. Junior running back, and former 1,000 yard rusher, Terence Williams announced he would graduate and then transfer from the program, leaving the Bears with even less depth in the backfield.

Williams was the third leading rusher for the Bears, but also the most experienced. Freshman running back John Lovett led the team in yards, with 455, but he also never got over the 100-yard mark in a single game.

Sophomore running back JaMycal Hasty will be the most experienced rusher returning to Waco in 2018. He was second on the team in rushing in 2017, with 314 yards and one touchdown. Between the three leading rushers (Lovett, Hasty, and Williams), they had only seven touchdowns combined.

A name to watch for the Bears in 2018 is rising sophomore Trestan Ebner, who was mainly used in garbage time, or on the goal line this year. Ebner is a former three-star recruit that has a ton of potential in an offensive system that traditionally is rush heavy with Rhule. Yet, there’s not a lot of proven talent on the roster for the upcoming season.

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