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Baylor Football: 5 takeaways from Bears’ spring 2018

By Connor Muldowney

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Charlie Brewer #12 of the Baylor Bears looks for an open receiver against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Charlie Brewer #12 of the Baylor Bears looks for an open receiver against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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WACO, TX – SEPTEMBER 2: Jamychal Hasty #33 of the Baylor Bears breaks free for a 13 yard touchdown run against the Liberty Flames during the first half at McLane Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
WACO, TX – SEPTEMBER 2: Jamychal Hasty #33 of the Baylor Bears breaks free for a 13 yard touchdown run against the Liberty Flames during the first half at McLane Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /

3. The run game could be a weakness

As much as the run defense looked good, the rushing offense looked bad. Although the spring game was just one quarter and an overtime period, to avoid storms in the area, the offenses accounted for a combined 47 yards on 21 carries. That 2.1 yards per carry average wasn’t enough to turn heads.

The top running back in the game was John Lovett who had the lone touchdown on a 16-yard run. He enters his sophomore season with the Bears after finishing as the team’s leading rusher in 2017, accounting for 445 yards and five touchdowns on 4.5 yards per touch.

JaMycal Hasty is back for his junior season as the second-leading rusher. He finished with 314 yards and a touchdown on 4.1 yards per touch. Terence Williams also returns, but he averaged just 3.5 yards per carry as a junior.

Although the talent returns, the offensive line has struggled to open the right holes. It’s not strictly on the running backs here, but there’s a reason the yards per carry averaged has been so pedestrian in 2017 and in the 2018 spring game.

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