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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b><a name="_Hlk490052374" data-outlook-id="6f358bbc-9356-4b54-a464-88d2f1044940" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Football’s Palmer Williams Named a Semifinalist for Ray Guy Award</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Award presented to the nation’s top collegiate punter </i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>For more information contact:</b> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="f7c26198-fec8-4aea-b3ed-1637d8d3903a" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">;
Brent Ingram, 210-845-8651, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="mailto:Brent_Ingram@Baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="7534b5a2-c035-4d00-99dd-74386b342928" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Brent_Ingram@Baylor.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">;
Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="mailto:Josie_Hutton@Baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="4c9fbadc-98d4-4ebd-b141-969da222d6ba" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Josie_Hutton@Baylor.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">;
or Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="896881a5-2837-4eb6-b933-b3c19f64dab9" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>AUGUSTA, Ga. –
</b>Baylor football junior punter Palmer Williams has been named a semifinalist for the 2025 Ray Guy Award, as announced Friday by the Augusta Sports Council.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">The award honors the nation’s top collegiate punter. Williams is one of 10
punters named a semifinalist, selected from a field of 92 nominated candidates.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">In 2025, Williams has punted 20 times for a total of 947 yards. His 47.35
yards-per-punt average ranks second among Ray Guy Award semifinalists and would rank second in BU program history behind only Williams’ outstanding 2024 season (49.30 yards). Only nine of Williams’ punts have been returned for a total of 28 yards this year,
giving him a net punting average of 44.95 yards and helping Baylor rank second nationally in the metric. Williams has landed nine punts inside the 20-yard line, had four punts fair caught and allowed just one touchback.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Nine of Williams’ punts this season have surpassed 50 yards, including a season-long
59-yarder in Week Three against Samford. He has booted at least two punts of more than 50 yards in four games this year. His 37 career 50+-yard punts ranks him seventh in BU’s all-time history.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Williams is one of four American semifinalists for the 2025 Ray Guy Award,
while the other six hail from Australia. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Candidates were evaluated by the Ray Guy Award committee on their overall
statistics and contribution to their team. Particular emphasis was placed on net punting average, percentage of punts inside the 20-yard line and percentage of punts not returned.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">The winner of the Ray Guy Award must display team leadership, self-discipline
and have a positive impact on his team’s success.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">A national body of FBS sports information directors, media representatives
and previous Ray Guy Award winners will vote for the top three finalists to be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN on Friday, Dec. 12.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">To stay up to date on all things Baylor football, follow the team on its official
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b><u>2025 RAY GUY AWARD SEMIFINALISTS</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brett Thorson, Georgia</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daniel Hughes, New Mexico</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dante Atton, Temple</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Evan Crenshaw, Troy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jackson Ross, Tennessee</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">James Rendell, Notre Dame</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Luke Freer, Air Force</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nick Haberer, Vanderbilt</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Palmer Williams, Baylor</b></span></p>
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