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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FB’s Woods Named Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Week<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Senior safety produced longest fumble return in school history vs. Texas Southern<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><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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IRVING, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> Baylor football senior safety JT Woods has been named the Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference Monday
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Woods tallied three solo tackles in the Bears’ 66-7 win over Texas Southern on Saturday and produced the longest fumble return for a touchdown in program history, a 97-yard score in the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter. The San Antonio native now leads the team with
two takeaways and ranks tied for fifth with seven total tackles through the season’s first two games.<br>
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Following his week-one interception return for a TD at Texas State, Woods has now scored in both of BU’s 2021 contests. The feat marks the first time that the Bears have scored a defensive touchdown in consecutive games since Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, 2013.<br>
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With his first-career Big 12 weekly honor, Woods becomes the 22<sup>nd</sup> different BU played named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for a total of 30 times. Baylor has now had a Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honoree in 17 of the last 18 seasons,
with six honors earned in the last three seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Woods shares this week’s defensive award with Malcolm Rodriguez of Oklahoma State. TCU’s Zach Evans was named the conference’s Offensive Player
of the Week, while OSU’s LD Brown earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors and K-State’s Felix Anudike-Uzomah collected Newcomer of the Week recognition.<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>BAYLOR’S ALL-TIME BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:</u></b><br>
2001 – Samir Al-Amin, S (Nov. 24)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2004 – Willie Andrews, S (Sept. 27)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2005 – Colin Allred, LB (Nov. 21)<br>
2006 – Dwain Crawford, S (Oct. 2)<br>
2007 – Jordan Lake, FS (Sept. 24)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2008 – Joe Pawelek, LB (Nov. 17)<br>
2009 – Joe Pawelek, LB (Sept. 8)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2010 – Byron Landor, S (Oct. 18)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2010 – Byron Landor, S (Nov. 1)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2011 – Elliot Coffey, LB (Nov. 14)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2011 – Sam Holl, S (Dec. 5)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2012 – Joe Williams, CB (Nov. 19)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2012 – Eddie Lackey, LB (Nov. 26)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2012 – Eddie Lackey, LB (Dec. 3)<br>
2013 – Terrell Burt, S (Sept. 23)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2013 – Eddie Lackey, LB (Oct. 21)<br>
2013 – KJ Morton, CB (Dec. 9)<br>
2014 – Shawn Oakman, DE (Nov. 24)<br>
2015 – Shawn Oakman, DE (Oct. 26)<br>
2015 – Andrew Billings, DT (Nov. 23)<br>
2016 – Orion Stewart, S (Sept. 12)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2016 – Travon Blanchard, S (Sept. 26)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2016 – Ryan Reid, CB (Oct. 17)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2018 – Clay Johnston, LB (Sept. 30)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2019 – Clay Johnston, LB (Sept. 30)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2019 – Terrel Bernard, LB (Oct. 21)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2019 – Terrel Bernard, LB (Nov. 11)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2019 – James Lynch, DE (Nov. 25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2020 – Terrel Bernard, LB (Oct. 26)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2021 – JT Woods, S (Sept. 13)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">
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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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