Over the past few months, “person over player” has emerged as a steady mantra for the Baylor football staff, personnel, and players. Every program will have slogans and mantras you can’t take at face value, because of course talking the talk is easier than walking the walk. But for Baylor, more and more evidence is proving that this is not just an empty slogan, but something that has been demonstrably implemented throughout the program.
After a practice this recent Spring, I asked TE Christoph Henle why Baylor has only lost one player to the transfer portal over the past year while most programs are regularly losing 5-10 guys.