The Baylor football team entered spring drills with at least a dozen players recovering from injuries from last fall, but coach Matt Rhule isn’t letting his squad take the easy way out.
Practices have taken on a physical, intense nature. That’s just the way Rhule likes it because he wants his team to be punishing, energetic and mentally tough when the fall schedule begins against Abilene Christian on Sept. 1.
“People that worry about getting hurt get hurt,” Rhule said. “Guys that I’ve been around that are good football players play football. We had very few injuries in practice last year.