Baylor beat WVU pretty good this past Saturday, and West Virginia is not a bad team. Given what I saw in person, learned from listening to Aranda and the players, and then breaking down the game over the past few days, here are my most important lessons from this game that I think matter for the rest of Baylor’s season:
1. Terrel Bernard Looks “Back”
Terrel Bernard, Baylor’s unanimous first team All Big 12 inside linebacker and team leader, is one of the most important pieces to Baylor’s 2021 defense. Coming off of a nasty season-ending shoulder injury in 2020, Bernard was cleared to play in the Spring, but the coaching staff smartly held him out of most contact drills.