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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dec.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Football Duo Garners FWAA All-America Honors<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pitre named first-team DB, Gall named second-team OL<br>
</span></i><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"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu" title="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">DALLAS –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> Baylor football seniors
Jalen Pitre and Jacob Gall have been named 2021 All-Americans by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), as announced Friday afternoon.<br>
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Pitre, a first-team defensive back selection, garners his second All-America honor in as many days, while Gall, a second-team offensive lineman, picks up the first All-America recognition of his career.<br>
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Pitre led the Big 12 with 17.5 tackles for loss as part of his 70 total tackles on the year. He also added three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and seven pass breakups. A Jim Thorpe Award finalist, Pitre is the nation’s
only player to record at least three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and two interceptions in 2021.<br>
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The Stafford, Texas, native ranked among the nation’s best in fumble recoveries (3, t-3<sup>rd</sup>) and TFL’s (17.5, 7<sup>th</sup>), while placing 25<sup>th</sup> in the Big 12 with 5.4 tackles per game. He was one of just 21 Big 12 players with at least
two INT’s in 2021. The senior has excelled in Dave Aranda’s STAR position, a hybrid safety/linebacker with freedom to disrupt plays in the backfield, collecting a tackle for loss in 12 of 13 games this season and 22 of his last 25 career games.<br>
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A grad transfer from Buffalo, Gall started all 13 games at center in his first season at Baylor and led BU’s O-Line unit that was named a Joe Moore Award Semifinalist. He helped revitalize BU’s rushing attack, springing the Bears to a Big 12-best 214.7 rushing
yards per game. By doing so, Gall assisted BU in increasing its rushing output by 138% from last season, up from 90.3 yards per game.
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Gall and the Baylor O-Line placed third in the Big 12 and ranked 23rd nationally with just 18 sacks allowed. Baylor’s 5.26 yards per rush ranked 16<sup>th</sup> in the nation. Additionally, BU placed 29<sup>th</sup> nationally with 6.37 yards per play.<br>
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Pitre and Gall are two of the Big 12’s five FWAA All-Americans, joining Iowa State’s Will McDonald (first-team, DL) and Breece Hall (second-team, RB) and Oklahoma State’s Malcolm Rodriguez (second-team, LB).<br>
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These honors move Baylor’s all-time total to 23 FWAA All-America selections, 21 of which have been first-team. Pitre joins Gary Green (1976) as the only DB’s to be recognized by the FWAA in program history. Gall adds to BU’s list of offensive lineman honorees,
joining Bill Glass (1965), Aubrey Schulz (1974), Jason Smith (2008), Cyril Richardson (2013) and Spencer Drango (2014, 2015).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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For the latest news on the Baylor football team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.<br>
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<b><u>2021 BAYLOR FOOTBALL POSTSEASON HONORS</u></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Dave Aranda, Head Coach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Big 12 Coach of the Year (AP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">DCTF All-Texas Second Team Head Coach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalist<br>
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<b>Terrel Bernard, LB<br>
</b>All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Coaches)<br>
DCTF Best Linebacker<br>
DCTF All-Texas First Team<br>
Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Semifinalist<br>
Reese’s Senior Bowl All-America<br>
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<b>Gerry Bohanon, QB<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
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<b>Dillon Doyle, LB<br>
</b>All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
DCTF All-Texas Second Team<br>
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<b>Trestan Ebner, RB<br>
</b>Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year (Coaches)<br>
All-Big 12 First Team (All-Purpose, AP; KR/PR, Coaches)<br>
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<b>TJ Franklin, DL<br>
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<b>Jacob Gall, OL<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">All-America Second Team (FWAA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)<br>
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
DCTF All-Texas Second Team<br>
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<b>Connor Galvin, OL<br>
</b>Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year (Coaches)<br>
All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Coaches)<br>
DCTF All-Texas First Team<br>
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<b>Jeff Grimes, Offensive Coordinator</b><br>
Broyles Award Finalist<br>
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<b>Siaki Ika, DL<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (Coaches)<br>
All-Big 12 First Team (AP)<br>
All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches)<br>
DCTF All-Texas First Team<br>
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<b>Cole Maxwell, DL<br>
</b>All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year nominee<br>
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<b>Christian Morgan, S<br>
</b>All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
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<b>Xavier Newman-Johnson, OL<br>
</b>All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
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<b>Offensive Line – Unit<br>
</b>Joe Moore Award Semifinalists<br>
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<b>Jalen Pitre, S</b><br>
All-America First Team (ESPN, FWAA, Walter Camp)<br>
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (AP, Coaches)<br>
All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Coaches)<br>
DCTF Defensive Player of the Year<br>
DCTF Best Safety<br>
Reese’s Senior Bowl All-America<br>
Jim Thorpe Award Finalist<br>
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<b>Ben Sims, TE<br>
</b>All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Abram Smith, RB<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">All-Big 12 Second Team (AP, Coaches)<br>
DCTF All-Texas First Team<br>
Doak Walker Award Semifinalist<br>
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<b>R.J. Sneed, WR<br>
</b>All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
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<b>Tyquan Thornton, WR<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">All-Big 12 Second Team (AP, Coaches)<br>
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<b>JT Woods, S<br>
</b>All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)<br>
DCTF All-Texas Second Team<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#154734">Max Calderone</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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