Bo Tate

Now that December is finally here and the transfer portal is set to open tomorrow, we can start tracking things this offseason. This thread will be posted weekly and I will be updating it with key notes or information that I gather.Transfer Portal RecruitingOffersLouisiana Tech WR Cyrus AllenNorth Texas WR Ja'Mori MaclinFlorida State WR Winston Wright Jr.Michigan State OL Keyshawn Blackstock - Committed to ArkansasMid Tennessee State OL Sterling PorcherMid Tennessee State DL Marley CookGannon (D2) OLB Obi EzeigboArkansas LB Chris Paul Jr.Syracuse LB Leon Lowery Jr. Vanderbilt LB Ethan BarrSan Diego State LB Cooper McDonaldMid Tennessee State LB Sam BrumfieldHigh School RecruitingBaylor has 13 commits in the 2024 class after the decommitment of Bo Tate today. All are set to sign on Early National Signing Day a little later this month. I have confirmed that five of them will be enrolling early for the spring. That list includes: Nate Bennett, Brock Jackson, Koltin Sieracki, Kyland Reed, and Jadon Porter.Scholarship SituationStill working on gathering all of the players who commit to stay or announce leaving plus the one's who enter the portal tomorrow. I will update this as often as I can once guys officially enter the portal tomorrow.Announced Staying: 55Announced Transferring/Leaving: 5TE Drake DabeyOL George MaileOL Elijah EllisOL Connor Heffernan (retiring)QB Blake Shapen Outstanding Decisions: 13OL Campbell BarringtonOL Gavin ByersOL Tate WilliamsOL Isaiah RobinsonDL Cooper LanzDL Trey WilsonOLB Corey KellyWR Javon GipsonRB Dom RichardsonRB Bryson WashingtonCB Isaiah DunsonS Al AllenS Corey Gordon12/3 10:21PM Syracuse LB Leon Lowery committed to Wisconsin following his official visit. I have not confirmed if he will cancel his Oregon State and Baylor one's over the next couple weekends. My hunch at this time is that he will cancel those. Still very likely that December 15th date is a big recruiting weekend for Baylor and hopefully this next weekend will also be.Baylor offered San Diego State linebacker Cooper McDonald today. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound prospect has posted 83 tackles, nine for loss, and 3.5 sacks over the past two seasons. He is also from Texas (Justin/Northwest HS) and was recruited by Baylor some when he decided to transfer from Washington to San Diego State. Lots of transfers still being evaluated and it is also important to note that not all transfers post their offers. It has gotten better so far this year but some still won't so there is the possibility of others having offers. I will try my best to post guys who may have interest here but if not should get them out before a visit occurs.2024 RB commit Joseph Dodds posted 228 yards and 3 TDs on 39 carries, he also added 90 yards and a TD receiving in a 34-28 2OT win over Poth in the 3A Division II Regional Finals.12/4 11:25 amBaylor offers Vanderbilt LB Ethan Barr. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound prospect originally out of Flower Mound (TX) Marcus has totaled 219 tackles, seven for loss, one sack, and three interceptions over his four years at Vandy.12/4 1:08 PMSyracuse LB Leon Lowery has decommitted from Wisconsin after committing there yesterday. So it appears that his official visit will still happen on December 15th.12/4 1:12 PMAccording to various sources, Baylor has reached out to Central Michigan QB Jase Bauer and NC State QB MJ Morris. No offer extended yet.12/4 2:00 PMBaylor offers Louisiana Tech wide receiver Cyrus Allen. The 6-foot-0, 180-pound prospect posted 778 yards and four touchdowns this past season. He has two years of eligibility remaining.12/4 2:15 PMBaylor offers North Texas transfer wide receiver Ja'Mori Maclin. The 5-foot-11, 183-pound prospect totaled 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns on just 57 receptions this past season.The staff is attacking the transfer portal right now and wide receiver is an area of emphasis as I have mentioned. Two wide receiver offers have gone out already today. They are finding scheme fits for this new Air Raid/Spread offense.12/4 3:15 PMBaylor offered Arkansas linebacker Chris Paul Jr. The 6-foot-1, 240-pound prospect posted 74 tackles, 6.5 for loss, and two sacks this past season to go along with his 62 tackles, eight for loss, and four sacks as a freshman.12/4 3:39 PMHearing that Syracuse LB Leon Lowery has moved up his official visit to this weekend from the 15th. Baylor is definitely in this one and clearly made him a priority which makes sense why sources are saying he decommitted from Wisconsin right after committing.12/4 4:30The coaches will be on the road this week to visit all the commits in the 2024 and 2025 classes. There is even a chance Jake Spavital makes it all the way to California to visit with Nate Bennett. This will be something to keep an eye on as they will also visit priority targets to finish out the 2024 class and continue the hot start on the 2025 class.12/4 6:30 PMI am expecting Middle Tennessee State defensive lineman Marley Cook to take an official visit to Baylor at some point during the next two weekends with this weekend being the most likely. Ohio State and Miami are trying to solidify visits as well.The 6-foot-2, 300-pound prospect has totaled 57 tackles, 19 for loss, and 10.5 sacks over the past three seasons. Since entering the transfer portal he has added offers from: Ohio State, Tennessee, Cal, Baylor, TCU, Kansas, Louisville, Boston College, Miami, Missouri, Liberty, UConn, Houston, Ole Miss, Pitt and Oregon State.12/4 10:03 pm CTSyracuse LB transfer Leon Lowery will be on campus Friday for his official visit. Middle Tennessee State DT Marley Cook will be on campus Thursday for his official visit.12/4 10:57 PMMiddle Tennessee State defensive lineman Marley Cook will have an in-home visit with the staff before heading to Waco for his official visit on Thursday.Also Jake Spavital was at Columbus High School with Shawn Bell to see 2025 commit Adam Schobel.