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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – February 6, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">BEARS INK FIVE TO COMPLETE 2019 CLASS<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Baylor adds to impressive group with Wednesday announcements</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Taylor Bryan, 254-709-4411,
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:Taylor_Bryan@baylor.edu">Taylor_Bryan@baylor.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas – </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor head coach Matt Rhule announced Wednesday the signing of five of the nation’s top high school football players that will join the program
for the 2019 season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Included in the group are two offensive linemen, one defensive end, one wide receiver and one kicker. There is one player each from Texas, California, Georgia, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wednesday’s signees add to the nationally-ranked 20 student-athletes previously announced in December during the initial signing period to give the Bears a 25-man class for 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Name Pos. Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Elijah Ellis OL 6-6 279 Paris, Texas/HS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Paul Matavao-Poialli OL 6-4 330 Daly City, Calif./Jefferson HS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Garmon Randolph DE 6-7 234 Jefferson, Ga./HS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Noah Rauschenberg K 6-1 203 Tulsa, Okla./Union HS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Yusuf Terry WR 6-3 175 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Institute Charter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Elijah Ellis, OL (6-6, 279)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Paris, Texas/HS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">High School</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Played at Paris High School in Paris, Texas for coach Steven Hohenberger … helped
team to 9-3 record, including a 5-1 mark in district … voted to District 7-4A All-District team … graded at 84 percent … 38 pancake blocks … did not allow a sack during senior season … No. 181 in state of Texas … Picked Baylor over SMU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Personal</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Son of Carolyn and Rickey Ellis … planning to major in pre-physical therapy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Paul Matavao-Poialli, OL (6-4, 330)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Daly City, Calif./Jefferson HS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">High School</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Played for coach Will Maddox at Jefferson High School in Daly City, California
… helped team to 6-4 record as a senior … named MVP of the Peninsula Athletic League Lake Division … totaled 11 pancake blocks in 2018 on the offensive line in 10 starts … offense averaged 423 yards per game … also tallied 67 tackles and 12.0 sacks on defense
… 30.0 tackles for loss … added two fumble recoveries and two rushing touchdowns … two-time first team all-league selection … 247 Sports’ No. 79 player in California … No. 40 offensive guard nationally ... ESPN ranks as No. 140 in California … No. 94 offensive
guard … chose Baylor over UCLA, Colorado, Missouri and Oregon State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Personal</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Son of Ruth Matavao … has one sister, Charlotte Poialii … planning to major in criminal
justice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Garmon Randolph, DE (6-7, 234)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jefferson, Ga./HS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">High School</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Played at Jefferson (Ga.) High School for coach Gene Catchcart … helped team to
8-3 record in 2018 … played both tight end and defensive end as a senior … 34 tackles and one sack as a senior … added one interception and one fumble recovery … returned lone interception for a touchdown … totaled 14 receptions for 205 yards and five touchdowns
on offense … honorable mention All-State in 2018 … two-time All-Region selection … had 12 receptions for 175 yards and two scores as a junior in 2017 … ESPN’s No. 7 tight end nationally and No. 36 player in Georgia … No. 73 player in Georgia according to 247Sports
… Rivals ranks as No. 73 in Georgia … chose Baylor over LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, South Carolina and UCLA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Personal</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Son of Joseph and Monja Randolph … brother Joseph Randolph II plays football at The
Citadel … planning to major in computer science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Noah Rauschenberg, K (6-1, 203)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tulsa, Okla./Union HS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">High School</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Played at Union High School in Tulsa, Okla. for coach Kirk Fridrich … helped team
to 9-3 record and a 7-0 mark in district … owns every Union High School record including 185 career PATs … converted 10-of-16 field goals as a senior … had a long of 54 yards … also booted two field goals from 53 yards … Connected on 52-of-54 PATs … Had touchbacks
of 50-of-65 kickoffs with an average of 67.95 yards per kickoff … 2018 first team All-State selection … as a junior connected on 14-of-22 field goals with a long of 51 yards … hit 64-of-66 PAT attempts … averaged 64.76 yards on kickoffs as a junior … honorable
mention All-State in 2017 … five-star kicker according to Kohl’s and Chris Sailer … ESPN rates as No. 22 kicker nationally … 247 Sports’ No. 24 kicker in the country … 2017 TX Fall Camp FG Champion … 2018 TX Spring Camp FG Champion … 2018 TX Spring Camp KO
Champion … 2018 TX Spring Camp Overall Champion … 2018 Vegas XXXII Field Goal National Champion … 2018 TOP 12 Camp Kickoff Champion .. 2018 TX Fall Camp Overall Champion … chose Baylor over Arkansas and Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Personal</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Son of Jeff and Michelle Rauschenberg … has two siblings, Jessica Harmon and Ashley
Rauschenberg … planning to major in kinesiology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Yusuf Terry, WR (6-3, 175)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Institute Charter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">High School</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Played at Imhotep Institute Charter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for coach Nick
Lincoln … 32 receptions for 504 yards and five touchdowns as a senior … second team All-State selection at wide receiver … helped team to 11-3 record and state runner-up finish … ESPN’s No. 6 player in Pennsylvania … No. 69 wide receiver in the country … 247
Sports’ No. 12 player in Pennsylvania … No. 92 wide receiver nationally … Rivals ranks as No. 14 player in Pennsylvania … nationally as No. 95 wide out … 52 catches for 1,021 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior … picked Baylor over West Virginia, Maryland,
Michigan State, Boston College, Syracuse, Pitt, Virginia, Rutgers and UCF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Personal</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: Son of Aneesha Terry … has four siblings: Shahailah, Hamzah, Rahman and Yasir … planning
to major in sports management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Taylor Bryan</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> | Director of Football Communications & Creative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">C: 254-709-4411 | O: 254-710-3538<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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