Shock Linwood enters the year on pace to easily set two major Baylor records. Linwood is 203 yards behind Walter Abercrombie for the most rushing yards in school history. Linwood is also just two touchdowns away from the career Baylor touchdown title.
Linwood has been excellent in his three seasons. He averaged nearly seven yards per carry as a freshman on 128 rushing attempts. As a sophomore, he had 16 touchdowns and helped the Bears complete a legendary comeback against TCU. This past season, Linwood had a career high of 1,329 yards. If he had not been out of the North Carolina game.