Drake Toll of SicEm365 is joined by Sports Illustrated's Director of Football Recruiting John Garcia Jr. to analyze how Dave Aranda is building the future of Baylor football in a way that is counter to how the Big 12 operates. From grabbing diamonds in the rough to tailoring his transfer portal search to culture guys like Jaxon Player, Aranda has built consistency in Waco. Austin Novosad and Matthew Klopfenstein are great examples.
Speaking of Novosad and Klopfenstein, John breaks down how these recruits from the outsider schools of Dripping Springs and Horizon can fit into Baylor football's vision for the future. John also talks how impressed he was with Novosad at the Elite 11 competition in Dallas and how Klopfenstein promises to be one of the great, overlooked pick-ups in this class.
And today's show ends with and epic soapbox monologue where Drake makes a bold claim — Baylor will benefit more from the age of the transfer portal and NIL than schools like Alabama, LSU, Ohio State and Clemson. Baylor is building a culture under Aranda of sustained success with athletes who have no ego. That's not going away anytime soon.
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