CJ Baxter may need a lot more time....

[Califashorn75]

....if he's 80 percent now, there is no point in rushing him back. Perhaps he can be ready for the home stretch. We have other guys who need opportunities.  

[NothinButDaHorns34]

[AusMOJO]

He's going to get reps early on, he just won't get a massive share of them. Pretty sure we're all aware of this lol. 

[justwinbaby]

Gerry’s been saying that Baxter isn’t fully ready for a while and not sure why people say otherwise.

[Hashtag]

8 hours ago, AusMOJO said:

He's going to get reps early on, he just won't get a massive share of them. Pretty sure we're all aware of this lol. 

That would be detrimental to his recovery and could even put him at higher risk of injuring himself again.

[AusMOJO]

1 minute ago, Hashtag said:

That would be detrimental to his recovery and could even put him at higher risk of injuring himself again.

Not really. He'll get touches, but it won't be much. He seems to be moving pretty good. But he's not getting 20 carries a game yet, that's for sure. You ease him back into it. Maybe if a game is a blow out, he'll get some reps. I'm not sure he has enough juice to surpass Wisner, Clark or Gibson at the moment. 

[Hashtag]

1 minute ago, AusMOJO said:

Not really. He'll get touches, but it won't be much. He seems to be moving pretty good. But he's not getting 20 carries a game yet, that's for sure. You ease him back into it. Maybe if a game is a blow out, he'll get some reps. I'm not sure he has enough juice to surpass Wisner, Clark or Gibson at the moment. 

Tell this to Halliburton....there is countless examples of athletes rushing back recovery and getting hurt again. Hell Johnathan Brooks is a prime example of this to keep it Longhorn related. His knee injury just wasn't an ACL. It was ACL and his MCL that needed to be surgically repaired and his PCL suffered damage as well but fortunately for him it wasn't a complete tear and didn't need surgery. That is dang near every ligament in his knee that was damage in some sort of severity. His recovery should be slower to ensure the knee is strong as it possibly can be.

[awashbump]

8 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

Tell this to Halliburton....there is countless examples of athletes rushing back recovery and getting hurt again. Hell Johnathan Brooks is a prime example of this to keep it Longhorn related. His knee injury just wasn't an ACL. It was ACL and his MCL that needed to be surgically repaired and his PCL suffered damage as well but fortunately for him it wasn't a complete tear and didn't need surgery. That is dang near every ligament in his knee that was damage in some sort of severity. His recovery should be slower to ensure the knee is strong as it possibly can be.

there's a possibility that he's not the same when/if he comes back

[uthorn1374]

I would love for him to work consistently but goal should be to be RB1 in 2026 after Wisner heads to the NFL.

[AusMOJO]

21 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

Tell this to Halliburton....there is countless examples of athletes rushing back recovery and getting hurt again. Hell Johnathan Brooks is a prime example of this to keep it Longhorn related. His knee injury just wasn't an ACL. It was ACL and his MCL that needed to be surgically repaired and his PCL suffered damage as well but fortunately for him it wasn't a complete tear and didn't need surgery. That is dang near every ligament in his knee that was damage in some sort of severity. His recovery should be slower to ensure the knee is strong as it possibly can be.

Sure and as I said, they'll work him in slowly. See how he pulls up in training, etc. I think we're pretty much in agreement, so I'm confused why we're going back and forth here lol. 

[CJ Vogel]

It was mentioned again to me last night that it shouldn’t be expected to see much if any of Baxter against Ohio State. 

[CoachBobbyFinstock]

October is likely imo. It takes time.

Christian Clark is the welcome news. He is ahead of schedule and ready to roll. We’ll need him out of the gate.

[drag worm]

I'd expect this year to be the Wisner + Clark show, with some backup carries for Gibson and Simon, especially in games 2-4.

Gibson and Simon both probably have a chance in those three pre-Florida games to earn the coaches trust and get more carries the rest of the season. 

Baxter is a luxury item. I'm not sure you go into this season relying on him for any of it, but he'd be great to have during that November slate.