Baylor is losing absolutely everything

Despite all the turmoil surrounding the program entering 2016, Baylor was still able to begin its schedule with a 6-0 record, and rise to the No. 8 spot in the AP Poll on October 23.

Then the losing started, and it just won't stop.

It isn't just on the field that the Bears are losing, as the program is also seeing coaching candidates and recruits shy away on an almost daily basis.

Here's where it's all gone wrong for Baylor.

Games

Just 36 days after hitting the No. 8 spot in the AP Poll with that 6-0 start, the Bears are 6-5 and face the real possibility of going 6-6. The game left on the schedule is a daunting visit to No. 18 West Virginia as 17-point underdogs. Since the Bears peaked in the AP Poll, the results for Jim Grobe's outfit have looked absolutely terrible.

Baylor isn't just losing these games, they are getting blown off the field in spectacular fashion. The Bears have been outscored by a massive 238-136 margin, including a minus-101 point-differential in the past four games. That certainly doesn't figure to improve much against West Virginia on Saturday either.

Recruits

Heading into May, Baylor was set to welcome the best recruiting class in the history of the program, but the majority decided to leave after Briles was fired. That trickle-down affect has only magnified for the 2017 recruiting class, as there is now just one player still committed to the Bears. Just over 91 miles down the road from the Baylor campus sits Texas A&M, which currently has 23 players committed for the class of 2017.

Here's who has decommitted from Baylor's 2017 recruiting class:

The only player remaining is 3-star safety Jalen Pitre from Stafford, Texas. With no head coach in place for next season, it's essentially impossible for Baylor to secure any recruits right now. Whoever they decide on as the new head coach, he's going to have a massive chore in front of him to garner any new commitments for the 2017 class.

Coaches

Interim head coach Jim Grobe already announced he's not interested in returning for the 2017 season, although he wasn't likely to be retained by the program anyway. The Baylor coaching search first centered on Tom Herman, but the former Houston man left the Cougars program for a lucrative deal with Texas.

SMU's head coach Chad Morris was considered to be the next top candidate in line as he has had great success at the high school level in Texas. Travis Haney of 247 Sports reported Monday that Morris and Baylor are moving away from each other due to the Mustangs coach's high salary demands. Most feel Morris would rather have the Texas A&M job should Kevin Sumlin be dismissed.

Other names rumored to be under consideration for the Bears job is North Carolina's Larry Fedora, Cal's Sonny Dykes, and Colorado's Mike MacIntyre.

It's hard to imagine either of those three men leaving their current situation for the uncertainty surrounding the Baylor program.

Someone new will be coaching the Bears when they take the field in 2017, but at this point it doesn't seem like a high-profile candidate is willing to take the risk associated with the position.