While most of Baylor’s defense will be new this upcoming season, the linebacker room will be bringing back key players from a year ago. The linebackers look to be a consistent presence on a brand new defense.
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Redshirt senior linebacker Travion Barnes had his 2025 season cut short with an ankle injury in the conference opener. Now that he has made a full recovery, he plans to help lead an energized linebacker group.
After losing Matt Jones to the eligibility clock, the Bears brought in multiple big-resume transfers from Group of Six programs to compete for the other starting job.
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.
