By the time Jarrett Stidham acknowledged it officially on social media Thursday, murmurs that Baylor’s quarterback of the future had a foot out the door were already a couple days old. It wasn’t much of a surprise.
Then again, would any defection from Baylor be truly surprising at this point?
Six weeks removed from the school’s decision to remove Art Briles, the exodus of talent has been pronounced and steady.
Seven members of Baylor’s expected 2016 recruiting class — all highly-recruited players — were released from their scholarships and have landed at places like Texas, TCU, Oklahoma and Auburn.