The Bakersfield College football season has ended, a 22-8 loss to College of the Canyons on Saturday (Nov. 15).

It was the best defensive effort of the season for the Renegades, who sacked Canyons quarterback Joey Frias eight times and limited Fred Winborn, one of the top rushers in the state, to 53 yards on 20 carries.

But it was also evident that the Renegades are going to need to revamp their offense if they hope to turn around things next season. BC finished 4-6, matching the 2002 season and only the second time since 1986 the Renegades had a losing season.

The Renegades will return running back Andre Smith next season, but they'll lose Bruce Frieson, who is the No. 3 all-time rusher in BC's history. That's a big hole to fill.

The passing game needs to be upgraded. In this modern era of high-octane offenses, the Renegades did not have the talent of recent seasons at quarterback and wide receiver. That meant basically a one-dimensional offense.

Running the ball has been a BC way of life like, forever, but nowadays you've got to have above-average passing if you're going to contend for a conference title with the likes of a team like Canyons, or if you want to have a chance at the state championship.

BC had strong all-around offensive attacks in recent seasons. With QBs like Thomas Peregrin, Cody Stone and Jacob Bower, and recent receivers like Brandon Banks, Taj Smith, T.J. Lee, Jonathan Nunez and Attrail Snipes, defenses are stretched which makes the running game more effective.

The receivers mentioned above had seasons with no fewer than 33 receptions. The BC leaders this season, Chika Madu and William Randle, wound up with 17 catches apiece. No BC quarterback had more than 600 passing yards.

I suspect coach Jeff Chudy and his staff will be focused on bringing in talented skill people. The one thing a 4-6 season does is make a coaching staff more motivated for the future. Especially when you're a BC team that's used to winning.