Five years later, Baylor football’s Gavin Holmes ushers emotional return

Gavin Holmes explodes past a defender during his 72-yard punt return from the UAlbany game. Kenneth Prabhakar | PhotographerBy Michael Haag | Sports Editor

It’s been a long road for sixth-year senior wide receiver Gavin Holmes, one that almost seems impossible to come back from. Gavin has been around for a while — long enough to have seen the ups and downs of Baylor football in recent history.

But, unfortunately, his viewpoint has been mostly from the sidelines.

In 2017, Holmes’ freshman year, the four-star wide receiver recruit tore his ACL against Texas Tech University in a 38-24 loss at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Then, nearly a year later, his body rejected a cadaver ligament that was…