The Baylor Bears have needs at the linebacker position going into the 2026 season and offered a scholarship to one of the best linebackers in central Texas.
The Baylor Bears have taken their lumps in this mass hysteria known as the transfer portal. Dave Aranda and his staff have gotten commitments from four players so far, including the most recent addition of former Texas State defensive tackle Kamren Washington.
The Baylor Bears football program has lost a ton of talent via the transfer portal since it officially opened last Friday. Fortunately, Dave Aranda and staff can make up for the losses by gaining commitments from the transfer portal.
The portal combat going on right now is brutal. Some teams will benefit and have the resources to thrive in the competitive market for players. Others, not so much.
As Baylor continues in this busy portal period, they look to regroup and replenish an offensive line unit that has been picked apart at the hands of the NCAA transfer portal.
The Baylor Bears are continuing to reshape their defensive front for 2026, extending a scholarship offer to three-star JUCO defensive lineman Kaden Briggs as the program works to offset significant losses along the line through the transfer portal.
Although the NCAA has granted four years of college eligibility to 2023 second-round pick James Nnaji, who recently enrolled at Baylor, players who have signed NBA contracts will remain ineligible to play college basketball.
Baylor is losing one of its most reliable defenders, with linebacker Keaton Thomas officially entering the transfer portal. It’s a big loss, plain and simple.
The second-ranked Texas Longhorns had four ranked wins to their credit coming into Sunday, and there was not much standing in their way of a fifth such win against No. 13 Baylor.