Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass, the Bears' second-leading rusher from 2024, will miss the 2025 season with a foot injury that will require surgery.

The Baylor Bears will be without a key member of their offensive backfield when they take the field against Auburn later this month.

Baylor head football coach Dave Aranda confirmed to media on Saturday that running back Dawson Pendergrass sustained a foot injury that requires surgery and will force him to miss the 2025 season. Pendergrass served as exactly the one-two punch the Baylor running game needed last season,

Baylor football will go into the 2025 season without a pivotal offensive weapon. Head coach Dave Aranda announced Saturday that running back Dawson Pendergrass is out for the year with a foot injury. Aranda added that Pendergrass will undergo surgery on the injured foot.

Baylor junior Dawson Pendergrass will miss the entire 2025 season with a foot injury, head coach Dave Aranda said. Pendergrass was the No. 2 rusher for the Bears last season.

Baylor football got dealt a tough blow. Running back Dawson Pendergrass is out for the season, with an injury.

The Auburn Tigers open the 2025 season on the road at Baylor on Aug. 29, and the Bears will be without a key offensive weapon.