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Baylor loses only commit in 2020 recruiting class

Baylor has taken a hit on the recruit trail.

Carthage offensive lineman Ty'kieast Crawford backed out of his verbal commitment to the Bears on Tuesday night.

Crawford announced his decision via Twitter.

I wanna thank @CoachMattRhule for believing in me and helping me throughout this recruitment Sic’Em Bearsud83dudc9aud83dudda4ud83dudc3b pic.twitter.com/LWFGy3E05R

— Ty'kieast Crawford (@KieastTy) February 27, 2019

A three-star prospect, Crawford originally committed to Baylor in July of last year. Since then, he has notched offers from Florida State, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Tennessee and others.

At 6-foot-5, 318 pounds, Crawford is ranked as the No.