After missing the last seven games last season with a broken bone in his neck, Russell returned to workouts earlier this spring. Though he suited out for the scrimmage, he didn’t play due to a strained pectoral injury that has kept him out of recent practices.

“Of course, he was very eager, and he just came out and did too much too early and strained his pec,” Briles said. “So he’s been out really for about the last five workouts. He hasn’t worked out since spring break. But he’s fine. It’s just a deal where he’s got to rest and heal. It’s got nothing to do with the neck issue.”

Linwood, who is on the verge of becoming Baylor’s career rushing leader, has missed the spring due to a broken foot that kept him out of the Russell Athletic Bowl. Chafin is suspended this spring after he was arrested on a marijuana charge in Oklahoma last month.

Both Linwood and Chafin will be back in the fall. Meanwhile redshirt freshman JaMycal Hasty was the Bears’ most productive runner in Saturday’s scrimmage with 13 carries for 68 yards. He also caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Zach Smith.