{"id":36764,"date":"2025-04-30T21:54:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T21:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=36764"},"modified":"2025-04-30T21:54:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T21:54:49","slug":"spring-football-spotlight-linebackers-look-to-set-tone-for-baylors-defense-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=36764","title":{"rendered":"Spring Football Spotlight: Linebackers Look to Set Tone for Baylor&#8217;s Defense&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spring Football Spotlight: Linebackers Look to Set Tone for Baylor&#8217;s Defense&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As Baylor kicks off spring football, all eyes are on the linebacker corps, a unit poised to anchor the Bears\u2019 defense in 2025. With a mix of experienced leaders and emerging talent, the linebackers are setting the tone in practices, emphasizing communication, speed, and physicality. Senior standout Matt Jones returns as the heart of the group, bringing leadership and a high football IQ, while sophomore Tre Edwards flashes the athleticism and instinct needed to make a big leap.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2-11-300x120.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2-11-300x120.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2-11-768x307.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2-11.jpeg 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Defensive coordinator Matt Powledge is relying on this unit to be the catalyst for a more aggressive scheme. &#8220;We want to fly around and create chaos,&#8221; he said. 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