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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 – Oct. 8, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Athletics Pausing Football Activities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears will halt all football-related activities<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Taylor Bryan, 254-709-4411,
</span><a href="mailto:Taylor_Bryan@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Taylor_Bryan@baylor.edu</span></a><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">As a precautionary measure, Baylor Athletics has suspended all football-related activities to allow for further evaluation of recent positive tests
and the completion of close contact tracing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“At this time and in the interest of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff, we have temporarily suspended all football-related activities. Their health and wellness will always be our top priority,” Baylor
Director of Athletics Mack B. Rhoades said. “We are taking all possible precautions and our focus remains playing the scheduled game with Oklahoma State at McLane Stadium on October 17.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com<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"> | 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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