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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Football’s Dequan Finn Named to Maxwell Award Watch List<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Award honors most outstanding player in college football<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">PHILADELPHIA –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Baylor football sixth-year senior quarterback Dequan Finn has been named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, as announced Monday by the Maxwell Football
Club.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Finn is one of 80 candidates named to the award’s preseason watch list, which is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college
football. He is one of 15 Big 12 players named to the list, including one of eight league quarterbacks.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">The 2023 MAC Most Valuable Player, Finn led the league in passing efficiency (151.04), yards (2,657), touchdown passes (22) and total offense
(247.7) a year ago. His 563 rushing yards were the most among MAC quarterbacks, as his dual-threat abilities landed him MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors three times. He also earned his second-career all-conference accolade in 2023 and first as
a first-team selection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">A native of Detroit, Finn comes to Baylor having played in 45 games over his collegiate career, including 32 starts. He has racked up 7,074
yards and 63 passing touchdowns, while rushing for another 1,840 yards in his career on 389 carries with 25 TDs. This is the third-straight season in which Finn has been named to the Maxwell Award’s preseason watch list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” Maxwell, a former
standout at Swarthmore College and a renowned sportswriter and football official. Semifinalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 12, while the three finalists will be unveiled on Nov. 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">The winner of the 88<sup>th</sup> Maxwell Award will be revealed as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 12. The
formal presentation of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on March 14, 2025, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">To stay up to date on all things Baylor football, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2024 Baylor Football Preseason Honors
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (WR)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (WR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Campbell Barrington, OL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Preseason All-Texas First Team (OT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Lone Star Top 50 (No. 35)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Devyn Bobby, S<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (S)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Josh Cameron, WR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (PR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team (PR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Alvin Ebosele, OL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (OL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dequan Finn, QB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Caden Jenkins, CB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Preseason All-Texas First Team (CB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pick Six Previews Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (DB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (CB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (CB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Matt Jones, LB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (LB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (LB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Coleton Price, OL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Richard Reese, RB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Lone Star Top 50 (No. 43)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 First Team (KR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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