After losing to his former team in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on New Year’s Eve, head coach Dave Aranda went to work looking to build on an 8-4 season. Baylor football added 11 players in the transfer portal and replaced two coaches before the start of spring football.

Redshirt freshman outside linebacker Kyler Jordan takes part in his first football offseason ever, since he grew up playing baseball.

The Bears’ cornerbacks played at the line of scrimmage in 2021, and will be doing that again in 2023 under new defensive coordinator Matt Powledge.