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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 25, 2019</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">LYNCH NAMED BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">The junior collected 2.0 sacks against Texas to set the program career sacks record with 19.0.
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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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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Junior defensive lineman James Lynch was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for Week 13 of the season, it was announced today by the conference office.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lynch collected 2.0 sacks in the Bears’ 24-10 victory over Texas to give himself 19.0 career sacks, setting the new program record for sacks in a career. The junior
also had 1 QB hurry and 1 pass breakup to his name as the Bears broke a four-game losing streak to the Longhorns and won their first home game over their in-state rival since 2013. Lynch and the Bears solidified a spot in the Big 12 Championship game on Dec.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the season Lynch now has 10.5 sacks, good for second most in a season by a Bear and a half sack away from tying the record. He also had 14.5 TFL, 2 forced fumbles,
2 fumble recoveries, 12 QB hurries, 5 pass breakups and 2 blocked kicks in his stellar junior season.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The honor is the first of Lynch’s career and the fourth Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor for the Bears this season, the most in one season in program history.
Overall, the Bears have collected a program-best 10 weekly honorees this season.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lynch and the Bears head out on the road for their final regular season contest of 2019, heading to Kansas on Saturday, Nov. 30 for a 2:30 p.m. CT kick on ESPN.
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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><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Denzel Mims</span><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><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Grayland Arnold</span><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><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Clay Johnston</span><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><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">John Mayers</span><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"><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"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nov. 11 – John Mayers (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. 25 – James Lynch (Defensive)<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><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Clay Johnston</span><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><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017">Clay Johnston</span><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"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2019 – Terrel Bernard, LB (Nov. 11)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2019 – James Lynch, DE (Nov. 25)
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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