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<h1 align="right" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – December 13, 2019</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FB Postseason Honors Continue to Roll in for the Bears
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<b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">DL James Lynch is now a four-time All-American.
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rachel Caton, (254) 652-2061,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="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">WACO, Texas – The postseason awards continue to pile in for the Bears, led by defensive lineman James Lynch who is now a four-time All-America selection among other
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Lynch, Baylor’s all-time sack leader with 21.0 for his career, has been named a 2019 First Team All-America selection by Walter Camp Football Foundation, <i>USA Today</i>, <i>The Athletic </i>and a second team honoree by <i>Sports Illustrated</i>. He was also
named the Texas College Player of the Year by <i>Dave Campbell’s Texas Football </i>and the <i>AP </i>and <i>Waco Tribune-Herald </i>Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.<br>
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The Round Rock, Texas, native, also finished the season with a program-best 12.5 sacks on the year and his 18.5 TFL rank fourth-best in program single season history. The junior was also named to the <i>AP</i> and <i>Waco Tribune-Herald</i> All-Big 12 First
Team and <i>Dave Campbell’s Texas Football </i>Postseason All-Texas College Team. <br>
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Head coach Matt Rhule grabbed his second and third Big 12 Coach of the Year honors from the <i>AP </i>and <i>Waco Tribune-Herald </i>after being recognized by his peers as the 2019 Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year. Rhule orchestrated the Bears to their third
11-win season in program history, a berth in the 2019 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship game and led the Bears to become the first Power 5 program to go from 11 losses to 11 wins within two seasons. He was also named AFCA FBS Region 4 Coach of Year. <br>
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The Bears boast a second All-America selection in safety Grayland Arnold, who was named to the second team by <i>Sports Illustrated</i>. Arnold paced the Bears with six interceptions, good for second-best in the Big 12. He also earned AP All-Big 12 second team
honors and was a first team honoree by the <i>Waco Tribune-Herald</i>. <br>
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Defensive tackle Bravvion Roy earned his second and third All-Big 12 first team honors as he was named to the <i>AP </i>and <i>Waco Tribune-Herald </i>teams after being a dominant force on the Bears’ defensive line, tallying 56 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss
and 4.5 sacks. Roy was also named to the <i>Dave Campbell’s Texas Football </i>Postseason All-Texas Team. <br>
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Senior offensive lineman Sam Tecklenburg was named to the <i>AP </i>and <i>Waco Tribune-Herald </i>All-Big 12 first team after being a second team selection by the coaches. He was also one of five offensive lineman on the <i>Dave Campbell’s Texas Football </i>Postseason
All-Texas College Team. <br>
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Senior wide receiver Denzel Mims was named to the <i>AP </i>and <i>Waco Tribune-Herald </i>All-Big 12 second team, after being a first team honoree by the conference coaches. He was also one of three wide receivers on <i>Dave Campbell’s Texas Football </i>Postseason
All-Texas College Team. <br>
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The Bears also boasted three AP All-Big 12 second team honorees on defense in linebackers Terrel Bernard and Clay Johnston and safety Grayland Arnold. Likewise, Bernard and Arnold were first team selections by the <i>Waco Tribune-Herald</i>. <br>
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Bernard and cornerback Jameson Houston were also named to <i>Dave Campbell’s Texas Football </i>Postseason All-Texas College Team. Houston, defensive lineman James Lockhart, linebacker Jordan Williams and offensive lineman Xavier Newman-Johnson were named to
the All-Big 12 second team by the <i>Waco-Tribune Herald. </i><br>
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<b>James Lynch </b><br>
First Team All-America (Walter Camp, The Athletic, USA Today) <br>
Second Team All-America (Sports Illustrated)<br>
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (AP, Waco Tribune-Herald) <br>
Texas College Player of the Year (DCTF) <br>
All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Waco Tribune-Herald) <br>
Postseason All-Texas Team (DCTF) <br>
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<b>Matt Rhule </b><br>
Big 12 Coach of the Year (AP, Waco Tribune-Herald) <br>
AFCAFBS Region 4 Coach of Year<br>
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<b>GraylandArnold </b><br>
Second Team All-America (Sports Illustrated) <br>
All-Big 12 First Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)<br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (AP) <br>
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<b>Bravvion Roy </b><br>
All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Waco Tribune-Herald) <br>
Postseason All-Texas Team (DCTF) <br>
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<b>Sam Tecklenburg </b><br>
All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Waco Tribune-Herald) <br>
Postseason All-Texas Team (DCTF) <br>
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<b>Denzel Mims </b><br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (AP, Waco Tribune-Herald) <br>
Postseason All-Texas Team (DCTF) <br>
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<b>James Lockhart </b><br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)<br>
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<b>Terrel Bernard </b><br>
All-Big 12 First Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)<br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (AP) <br>
Postseason All-Texas Team (DCTF) <br>
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<b>Clay Johnston </b><br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (AP) <br>
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<b>Jameson Houston</b><br>
Postseason All-Texas Team (DCTF) <br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)<br>
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<b>Xavier Newman-Johnson</b><br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)<br>
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<b>Jordan Williams </b><br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (Waco Tribune-Herald)<br>
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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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