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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>STATEMENTS ON BAYLOR FOOTBALL<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">“We are grateful to Matt Rhule for all that he has done for Baylor Football and for the University over the last three years. Together, he and his staff
have moved the program forward both on and off the field. While our hope was that Matt would be our coach for many years to come, we knew there was a possibility that the NFL would come calling. </span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Matt’s time with Baylor marks one of the greatest turnarounds in college football history. Our football program’s success this year is evidence that we
are headed in the right direction with 11 wins, an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game and the Sugar Bowl.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">We have launched a national search for our next head coach, and we will not make any comments on prospective candidates or where we are in the process until
we are ready to introduce the next leader of our football program. We look forward to finding the individual who will carry forward the vision of Preparing Champions for Life.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">We wish Matt, Julie and their children the very best as they embark on a new journey together</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">.”</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">– Baylor Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack B. Rhoades, IV</span></i></b><b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">“Baylor University extends its deepest appreciation to Coach Rhule for his exceptional leadership of our football program over the past three seasons. We
are especially appreciative of the efforts he has made in positively shaping the lives of our football student-athletes, who have excelled on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Coach Rhule certainly leaves the program in a better place than
when he arrived, and we have a bright future ahead for Baylor football. We wish Matt, Julie and the entire Rhule Family well as they begin the next chapter in their lives.”</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">– Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.</span></i></b><b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Taylor Bryan</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> | Assistant AD for Football External<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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