Jace Ruder

With Jalen Mayden off the board to Mississippi State, Baylor's realistic QB offer pool is down to two with Midway's Tanner Mordecai and Gerry Bohanon of Arkansas. I don't see it as panic time yet, but there's always reason to add another name to the list if and when it is time to panic. The name that I'm looking at is Jace Ruder out of Kansas. He has recently been in touch with Baylor QB coach and co-OC Glenn Thomas and happens to be a close family friend of Baylor GA Kirk Bryant. Ruder holds notable offers from North Carolina, Florida State, Kansas State, Iowa, and Indiana. I asked Ruder about his potential interest in Baylor if they were to offer, and he said Baylor would potentially be a school he would be interested in.My initial thought is that staying in the Big 12 is appealing to him, but playing in the KSU offense or playing at Kansas might not be a priority. A Baylor offer could put the bears in the mix immediately. Linebacker Joseph Ogunbanjo had a visit from the Baylor staff on Monday, the first since he was offered a couple of weeks ago. Fran Brown and Mike Siravo both made a stop by Alief Taylor.There is definitely chemistry here between the two parties and JO made it clear that he would definitely be working on setting up a visit date for the summer. He also said that the early faith Baylor showed in him is still on his mind. Since being offered by Baylor on May, JO has seen 13 additional offers role in including from Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Houston, Indiana, and Texas Tech, while Texas and Texas A&M are both evaluating him closely. Manvel prospects and Baylor offers Brian Johnson and Kam Scott are both expected to be on Baylor's campus sometime in the next two weeks. Remember, Baylor has moved Scott's offer from WR to DB and Scott is open to the idea. I spoke with Florida DE Kayode Oladele for the first time since Baylor offered on Tuesday. Basic conversation for the most part, but Oladele confirmed with me he plans to make an unofficial visit to Baylor this summer. He has been in contact mainly with Evan Cooper and classified his interest in Baylor as an 8/10. This coupled with some additional intel and I can tell you Baylor definitely has a chance with the former Florida State pledge. They need to get him on campus to see what the staff and program is all about, but his level of interest is extremely high without ever setting foot on campus.