The worst possible thing just went down for the Baylor Bears and QB Seth Russell.
THIS JUST IN: Baylor QB Seth Russell will undergo neck surgery and miss the remainder of the season. pic.twitter.com/e9rg93bNTs
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) October 26, 2015
Where do the Bears go from here? Well, they will give the keys to their lethal offense to Jarrett Stidham, and hope that he can keep this offense, well, lethal.
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The Bears are averaging 61 points per game, which leads the country. Of course, Russell played a major role in the offense blowing up opposing defenses on a weekly basis.
Seth Russell reportedly out for season. Jarrett Stidham (fr.) likely successor. Stidham: 24-of-28, 6 pass TD, 1 rush TD, 0 turnovers
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 26, 2015
Here’s where the bad news becomes worse: Baylor still has to play the Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys and TCU Horned Frogs. All three teams still have a shot at the College Football Playoff.
Baylor might be a perfect 7-0, but it now has more questions than answers.
Here shortly, we will find out how good this team really is … without its best player.
Sad, sad news for Russell and the Bears.
Here’s to a speedy recovery.
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