WACO — Baylor will be without one of its key running backs this season. Head coach Dave Aranda said after the team concluded its first scrimmage of the fall on Saturday at McLane Stadium that junior Dawson Pendergrass will miss the season with a foot injury he sustained during camp.

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’s leading rusher for 2024, Bryson Washington, is back in 2025, and will likely be forced to take on more carries due to Pendergrass’ injury. Washington rushed for 1,028 yards last season, ranking seventh in the Big 12.

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

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

In a press conference Saturday, Baylor head football coach Dave Aranda said Pendergrass has suffered a season-ending foot injury.