Baylor’s present beginning quarterback Blake Shapen can have some competitors within the spring.
On Tuesday, the Bears added Mississippi State switch quarterback Sawyer Robertson, a big-time athlete within the portal. Robertson introduced his choice to affix the inexperienced and gold on Twitter.
Grateful for my time at Mississippi State and all of the relationships I made alongside the best way. With that being mentioned I’m excited to be persevering with my profession at Baylor! Sic ‘em. 2 Timothy 1:7 pic.twitter.com/qkKOMGQTqG
— Sawyer Robertson ⚡️ (@SawRobertson12) January 11, 2023
Robertson dedicated to the Bears after an official go to this previous weekend, and it couldn’t have been at a greater time for head coach Dave Aranda and his employees. Baylor was in a head-to-head battle with TCU for the highly-coveted quarterback, based on a number of studies.
#Baylor has landed an enormous dedication from Mississippi State switch QB Sawyer Robertson (@SawRobertson12) following his official go to this weekend.
Baylor beat out TCU in a face to face recruiting battle for the previous high 150 participant within the 2021 class.#SicEm
— Grayson Grundhoefer (@GrayGrundhoefer) January 11, 2023
Baylor wrapped up a disappointing 2022 season the place Shapen did not reside as much as expectations. The teaching employees was put in a troublesome spot concerning the place when backup quarterback Kyron Drones deliberate on coming into the switch portal on Nov. 20, 2021. Drones’ departure paired with Austin Novesad’s flip to Oregon put the Bears in a brutal spot shifting ahead on the place.
The one viable backup quarterback possibility for Baylor’s Armed Forces Bowl sport was seventh-year senior Luke Anthony, who will now not have eligibility in 2023.
A former four-star recruit out of Coronado Excessive Faculty in Lubbock, Robertson simply completed his redshirt freshman season with the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Coronado, Robertson had among the finest highschool careers ever, as he ranked eight all time in completions (813), tenth in touchdowns (135) and thirteenth in yards (11,302) within the state.
In his time with the Bulldogs, Robertson redshirted the 2021 season and appeared in 5 video games this season. Robertson ended 2022 with 23 passing yards on 6 of 11 effectivity and one interception.
As a recruit within the 2021 class, Robertson was the No. 21 QB within the nation, based on 247 Sports activities. He was additionally the Thirty second-best general participant within the state of Texas. Earlier than committing to Mississippi State, Robertson held presents from Florida State, Arkansas, USC and Texas, amongst others.
#Baylor Soccer answered a important want and query tonight with the commit of switch QB Sawyer Robertson. Enterprise simply picked up, however it by no means stopped in case you’ve been following the portal strikes.
— Craig Smoak (@CraigSmoak) January 11, 2023
The 6-3.5, 200 pound slinger will instantly give Shapen competitors on the place heading into fall camp. Robertson turns into the Bears’ eighth committment by way of the switch portal this offseason.
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