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At this time last year, Bryce Petty had some apprehension in his role as Baylor’s starting quarterback.

It wasn’t that he lacked confidence in his own ability. He just hadn’t yet been in control of the team’s reins, so there was no way of knowing for sure how everything would shake loose.

After a junior season in which he threw for 4,200 yards and 46 touchdowns with only three interceptions, he now has the experience to justify a high level of confidence.

“I’ve always known I could be up there with the best, but now it’s one of those things where you know it,” Petty said. “The other thing is I have experience. I’m not coming in not knowing what it’s like. I know what’s going on and how to break down things, so I’ve got high expectations for myself to capitalize on what happened last year, improve on the mistakes I made last year and be able to grow from those and get better.”

To that end, he’s had a busy offseason that has included a pair of trips to prestigious camps for quarterbacks this summer in the Elite 11 and Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, La.

While the camps were different in their approach, with the Elite 11 being far more intense, Petty said he took different things out of both.