Baylor’s loss on the road at West Virginia came with a hefty penalty, and now one of the 18 penalties for a Big 12 record 215 penalty yards either. Troy Baker, a starting right tackle on the Baylor offensive line, tore his ACL according to head coach Art Briles. The injury brings an end to the playing career for the Baylor senior, and also leads to some offensive line concerns moving through the second half of the season for the defending Big 12 champions.
Just a few days ago Baylor lost starting right guard Desmine Hillard for the remainder of the season. A wrist injury in a win against TCU required surgery and will keep him out for the rest of the season. Unless Baylor completely shuffles the line around, this will leave Baylor having to go the rest fo the season with a pair of back-up linemen on the right side of the line to protect quarterback Bryce Petty. Sophomore Jason Osei is listed as Baker’s primary back-up on the team’s most recent two-deep depth chart. Jarrell Braxton took over for the injured Hilliard against West Virginia and is expected to continue in that role the rest of the season.
