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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 11, 2019</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BERNARD, MAYERS EARN BIG 12 WEEKLY HONORS</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Bernard earns Defensive Player of the Week, while Mayers earns Special Teams Player of the Week.
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rachel Caton, 254-652-2061, </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sophomore linebacker Terrel Bernard was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, while kicker John Mayers was named Special Teams Player of the Week for the 11<sup>th</sup>
week of the season, it was announced today by the Conference office. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bernard registered a career-high 19 tackles (13 in the first quarter alone), the most by a Bear since 2011, in Baylor’s triple overtime victory at TCU. Additionally,
he tallied a career-best 3.0 tackles-for-loss, while registering a sack. The sophomore hauled in his first interception of the season and second of his career to halt a TCU drive at the end of the third quarter.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mayers hit three field goals in regulation, including a career-long 51-yarder with under a minute left in regulation to tie the ballgame, 9-9. The field goal was
the longest by a BU player since 2013. The redshirt freshman was also 2-for-2 in extra points in overtime. Additionally, he connected on a 36-yarder in the third quarter and a 24-yarder in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 of Baylor’s 29 points.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The honor is the second of the season for Bernard as he becomes the first Bear since Eddie Lackey in 2012 to win two Defensive Player of the Week honors in the same
season. Overall, the Bears have had three Defensive Player of the Week honorees in 2019, the most since also having three in 2016.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The honor is the third of the season for Mayers as he becomes the first Bear to win Special Teams Player of the Week three times in his career. The Bears have now
won Special Teams Player of the Week four times this season, the most in program history.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Overall, the Bears have won nine Big 12 weekly conference honors in 2019, the most in one season in program history.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR'S 2019 BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">Sept. 9 – </span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=954"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Denzel Mims</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> (Offense)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">Sept. 9 – </span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=893"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Grayland Arnold</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> (Special
Teams)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">Sept. 30 – </span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9303"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Clay Johnston</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> (Defensive) </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">Sept. 30 – </span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9318"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">John Mayers</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> (Co-Special
Teams) <br>
Oct. 14 – John Mayers (Special Teams) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Oct. 21 – Terrel Bernard (Defensive)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nov. 4 – Bravvion Roy (Special Teams)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nov. 11 – Terrel Bernard (Defensive)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nov. 11 – John Mayers (Special Teams)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR'S BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">2001 - Samir Al-Amin, FS (Nov. 24)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2004 - Willie Andrews, RS (Sept. 27)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2005 - Colin Allred, LB (Nov. 21)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2006 - Dwain Crawford, CB (Oct. 2)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2007 - Jordan Lake, FS (Sept. 24)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2008 - Joe Pawelek, LB (Nov. 17)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2009 - Joe Pawelek, LB (Sept. 8)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2010 - Byron Landor, S (Oct. 18)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2010 - Byron Landor, S (Nov. 1)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2011 - Elliot Coffey, LB (Nov. 14)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2011 - Sam Holl, S (Dec. 5)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2012 - Joe Williams, CB (Nov. 19)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2012 - Eddie Lackey, LB (Nov. 26)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2012 - Eddie Lackey, LB (Dec. 3)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2013 - Terrell Burt, S (Sept. 23)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2013 - Eddie Lackey, LB (Oct. 21)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2013 - K.J. Morton, CB (Dec. 9)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2014 - Shawn Oakman, DE (Nov. 24)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2015 - Shawn Oakman, DE (Oct. 26)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2015 - Andrew Billings, NT (Nov. 23)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2016 - Orion Stewart, S (Sept. 12)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2016 - Travon Blanchard, NB (Sept. 26)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2016 - Ryan Reid, CB (Oct. 17)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2018 – </span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9303"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Clay Johnston</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,
LB (Nov. 5)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
2019 – </span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9303"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Clay Johnston</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, LB (Sept.
30)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2019 – Terrel Bernard, LB (Oct. 21)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2019 – Terrel Bernard, LB (Nov. 11)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR'S BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">2003 - Robert Quiroga, WR (Nov. 10)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2004 - Braelon Davis, CB (Sept. 27)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2004 - Willie Andrews, S (Nov. 1)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2005 - Ryan Havens, PK (Oct. 10)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2005 - Daniel Sepulveda, P (Nov. 21)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2006 - Daniel Sepulveda, P (Nov. 6)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2010 - Derek Epperson, P (Nov. 1)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2011 - Aaron Jones, PK (Sept. 6)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2014 - Terrell Burt, S (Oct. 6)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2014 – Chris Callahan, K (Nov. 10)
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<span style="background:white">2017 – </span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=946"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Connor Martin</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,
PK (Sept. 25)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">2018 – </span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=913"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Drew Galitz</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,
P (Sept. 24)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">2019 – </span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=893"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Grayland Arnold</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,
S/PR (Sept. 9)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
2019 – </span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9318"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">John Mayers</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, K (Sept. 30) <br>
2019 – John Mayers, K (Oct. 14) <br>
2019 – Bravvion Roy, DT (Nov. 4) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2019 – John Mayers, K (Nov. 11)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Rachel Caton</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Sports Information Director</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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