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11/30/22 - Richard Reese, Jr/2026, Baylor + More +

2022 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Richard Reese, Baylor, RB,...Reese, a native of Bellville, Texas, set the program rushing record for freshmen during a historic 2022 season. The Bellville High School product stepped right into the backfield and led the team with 190 carries for 962 yards and 14 TDs, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 80.2 yards per game. He ranks second in the nation among freshmen in rushing TDs and third among freshmen in rushing yards. He owns three 100-yard rushing performances and twice had games with three rushing TDs. Reese is the third player in program history and the Bears' first running back to earn the Offensive Freshman of the Year honor, joining quarterbacks Charlie Brewer (2017) and Robert Griffin III (2008). - Baylor Football

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RB Richard Reese, Baylor
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11/08/22 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2025, Baylor + More +

Dequan Finn threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner with 1:18 remaining to give Toledo a 28-21 victory over Ball State on Tuesday night. Finn led a 7-play, 50-yard drive for the game-winning score. John Paddock drove Ball State to the Toledo 47, but he was sacked and then threw an interception to end it. Finn was 21 of 38 for 301 yards passing and threw three touchdown passes. Jerjuan Newton had seven catches for 94 yards for Toledo (7-3, 5-1 Mid-American Conference), and Devin Maddox added 72 yards receiving on three catches and each had a touchdown catch. Turner had four receptions for 54 yards. Carson Steele ran for 198 yards on 28 carries and a touchdown in the first, second and third quarters for Ball State (5-5, 2-4). His 34-yarder gave the Cardinals a 21-14 lead early in the third. Paddock was 13-of-35 passing for 94 yards with the one interception. - Toledo/AP College Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Baylor
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11/08/22 - Richard Reese, Jr/2026, Baylor + More +

OCT 31 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Richard Reese, BU, RB, Fr.,...Reese was once again a workhorse for the Bears in their 45-17 win at Texas Tech. He topped his career high with 36 carries, after setting his previous best just one week ago with 31 vs. Kansas, and ran for 148 yards and three TDs. It was Reese's third 100-plus yard game of the season and fourth multi-TD effort. He has 12 rushing touchdowns in 2022, which already ranks tied for seventh in a single season in program history. That mark is also good for seventh nationally. Since 2014, only one other Bear has rushed for as many TDs as Reese (Abram Smith, 12 in 2021). He now sits just 90 yards shy of BU's freshman rushing record. Reese is second nationally among all freshmen in rushing yards (791) and rushing TDs (12). - Big 12 Football

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RB Richard Reese, Baylor
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11/08/22 - Gabe Hall, rSr/2024, Baylor + More +

OCT 31 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gabe Hall, Baylor, DL, Jr.,...Hall led the charge defensively for Baylor in its 45-17 win at Texas Tech, recording three sacks for a loss of 24 yards. The junior DL recorded half of BU's six sacks by himself, as the Bears constantly found pressure on Tech's trio of quarterbacks throughout the game. Six sacks were Baylor's most in a game this season. Hall also recorded a QB hurry, as BU snatched five interceptions in the game, its most in a contest since 1989 vs. TCU. - Big 12 Football

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DT Gabe Hall, Baylor
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10/29/22 - Richard Reese, Jr/2026, Baylor + More +

Freshman Richard Reese ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns, AJ McCarty returned an interception for a score and Baylor beat Texas Tech 45-17 on Saturday night. Second among NCAA freshmen in yards rushing coming in, Reese had 53 of the 75 yards on a drive to his tiebreaking 1-yard TD in the second quarter as Baylor (5-3, 3-2 Big 12) dominated time of possession. Baylor ended a 10-game losing streak in Lubbock while handing Texas Tech (4-4, 2-3) its first home loss under coach Joey McGuire, the lifelong Texan who was a Baylor assistant the past five seasons. On a night Texas Tech celebrated star Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes as its eighth ring of honor member, the Red Raiders ended up throwing five interceptions while trying all of their top three QBs.

Tyler Shough entered trailing 31-17 in the fourth quarter for the first time since injuring his shoulder as the opening day starter, and McCarty stepped in front of his first pass and ran untouched 18 yards down the sideline. Freshman Behren Morton was 4 of 17 with two interceptions and three sacks after a pick in the first minute of the second half set up Blake Shapen's 9-yard TD pass to Hal Presley for a 24-3 Baylor lead. Morton responded with two touchdowns, including his 8-yard run on fourth-and-7 to get Texas Tech within 24-17 after a fumble by Reese. The Red Raiders were up to four interceptions — three from Morton and another from Donovan Smith on one of his two passes when McGuire turned to Shough, who the coach said would be available next week. Reese's third TD was a 1-yard plunge to cap an 11-play, 75-yard drive after the Red Raiders had pulled within seven. Morton finished 11 of 33 for 152 yards and three interceptions. Shapen was much more efficient, going 19 of 30 for 211 yards with a TD and no interceptions. - Baylor/AP College Football

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RB Richard Reese, Baylor
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10/22/22 - RJ Martinez, Sr/2025, Baylor + More +

RJ Martinez ran for a touchdown and passed for another in leading Northern Arizona to a 24-10 win over Idaho State on Saturday. Martinez's 1-yard score with 11 seconds left in the first half - coming after Sean Haymon's interception that he returned 22 yards to the Idaho State 23-yard line - gave the Lumberjacks (3-5, 2-3 Big Sky Conference) a 17-7 halftime lead. His 1-yard toss to Isaiah Gerena made it 24-7 after three quarters. Martinez finished 23-of-37 passing for 172 yards with one interception. He rushed for 29 yards. Hunter Hays was 22 of 37 for 216 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the Bengals (1-7, 1-4). He added 90 yards rushing on 21 carries. He was sacked six times and the Lumberjacks recorded 16 tackles for loss. - Northern Arizona/AP College Football

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QB RJ Martinez, Baylor
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10/22/22 - Richard Reese, Jr/2026, Baylor + More +

True freshman Richard Reese ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns, including a late game-clincher as the Baylor Bears held on to beat Kansas 35-23 on Saturday for their first victory in nearly a month. Baylor (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) jumped out to a 14-0 lead less than five minutes into the game matching former Top 25 teams that had both lost their previous two games, and led 28-3 at halftime. The Jayhawks (5-3, 2-3) got within 28-23 when quarterback Jason Bean scrambled 4 yards for a touchdown with 6 1/2 minutes left. That ended a 93-yard drive after Baylor was stopped on fourth-and-1, and included completions of 29 and 47 yards by Bean. On the ensuing Baylor drive, Reese had a 14-yard catch and a 37-yard run before his 2-yard TD run with 2 1/2 minutes left on the last of his 31 carries.

Kansas is still without standout quarterback Jalon Daniels, who missed his second game in a row since injuring his right (throwing) shoulder after being hit late in the first half of a loss to TCU on Oct. 8. Bean was 16 of 27 for 232 yards and a touchdown. Bears quarterback Blake Shapen left in the third quarter of their loss at West Virginia nine days earlier after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit. He was 17-of-26 passing for 164 yards with a touchdown Saturday. But he had three turnovers, two interceptions and a fumble. Shapen had only three interceptions in the first six games, but his two picks included one inside the Jayhawks 5 with only 2 seconds left in the first half. He fumbled in the third quarter when being sacked by defensive end Jereme Robinson, who picked up the ball and returned it 49 yards to set up Devin Neal's 2-yard TD run. The Bears were ranked 17th after a win at Iowa State on Sept. 24, but had since lost 36-25 at home Oklahoma State on Oct. 1, then had an open date before the Thursday night game at West Virginia. Kansas dropped out of the poll from 19th this week after its back-to-back losses to TCU and Oklahoma. - Baylor/AP College Football

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RB Richard Reese, Baylor
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10/17/22 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2025, Baylor + More +

OCT 17 MAC WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dequan Finn, Toledo, Quarterback, Sophomore, Detroit, Mich. (Martin Luther King),...Finn completed 16-of-22 passes for 263 yards and a career-high six TDs to four different receivers in Toledo's 52-31 win over Kent State. Finn's heroics helped Toledo rally from a 21-0 deficit. Finn tied the school record for touchdown passes which is shared by Bruce Gradkowski and Logan Woodside. His six passing touchdowns are tied for the most by an FBS quarterback this season. Finn is the first quarterback in school history to account for at least seven touchdowns (six passing, one rushing) in a game. He also did not commit a turnover. Finn also rushed for a season-high 87 yards and a touchdown. It is the fifth time this season that Finn has rushed for at least 60 yards in a game. He leads the Rockets with 455 rushing yards this season and paces the MAC with 6.4 yards per attempt. - MAC Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Baylor
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10/15/22 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2025, Baylor + More +

Dequan Finn matched a program record with six touchdown passes and ran for another score, and Toledo shut out Kent State in the second half for a 52-31 victory on Saturday. Kent State (2-5, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) jumped out to a 21-0 lead midway through the first quarter on a pair of touchdown runs from Marquez Cooper sandwiched between Collin Schlee's 12-yard scoring run. Finn had a 27-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and then threw TD passes on three consecutive series in the second that tied the game at 28. Andrew Glass' 20-yard field goal as time expired gave Kent State a 31-28 halftime lead.

Finn threw three TD passes in the second half that included a 41-yarder to Jerjuan Newton early in the fourth that stretched the Rockets' lead to 45-31. Finn scrambled to his right and found Mikel Barkley in the back of the end zone for his sixth TD pass of the day with 7:39 remaining. Finn was 16-of-22 passing for 263 yards and added 87 yards on the ground as Toledo (5-2, 3-0) won its third straight. Newton and Barkley each had two touchdown catches. Newton finished with 125 yards receiving on five catches. Cooper ran for 166 yards and two scores for Kent State. - Toledo/AP College Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Baylor
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10/13/22 - Michael Trigg, Sr/2025, Baylor + More +

The Ole Miss offense just took a major hit to the chest as tight end Michael Trigg is likely going to miss the rest of the season due to a broken collarbone he suffered in last week's game against Vanderbilt. First reported by Chuck Rounsaville of On3 Sports, the injury appeared to happen at the 2:40 mark of the third quarter. Quarterback Jaxson Dart threw the ball down the middle of the field to connect with Trigg for a big gain.

Trigg caught the ball and he was tackled with all of the pressure going towards his right clavicle. It didn't look too serious with the way Trigg got up and ran off the field, but unfortunately, that was not the case. As soon as he ran towards the sideline, his right arm was hanging down from his body, and you could tell that he couldn't move it. On Monday, head coach Lane Kiffin was asked about any updates on Trigg's injury, and he refused to give out the information to the public. "We don't really have any public injury information like always," Kiffin said. - Daily Mississippian

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TE Michael Trigg, Baylor
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10/11/22 - RJ Martinez, Sr/2025, Baylor + More +

OCT 10 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RJ Martinez (Northern Arizona),...RJ Martinez, who won Big Sky Football Freshman of the Year honors in 2021, earned his first weekly honor for 2022 as the Lumberjack quarterback led Northern Arizona to a 31-29 home win over Cal Poly. Martinez threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns against the Mustangs, while rushing in another score on the ground. The weekly conference honor for Martinez is the second of his career. Others Nominated, Off: Dante Chachere (PSU), Jake Dunniway (Sac State), Dontae McMillan (Weber State). - Big Sky Football

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QB RJ Martinez, Baylor
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10/08/22 - RJ Martinez, Sr/2025, Baylor + More +

Collin Robbins made a go-ahead 40-yard field goal with 1:27 left and the Northern Arizona defense came up with a big stop to secure a 31-29 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday. NAU's scoring drive was set up by RJ Martinez's 41-yard completion to a wide open Jamal Glaspie along the sideline. Four plays later, Robbins converted the field goal. Cal Poly used a 26-yard screen pass to Adam Garwood to get to midfield, but the drive stalled at the 39 after four straight incompletions. Martinez threw for 358 yards and three touchdowns for Northern Arizona (2-4, 1-2 Big Sky Conference). He also rushed for a score. Hendrix Johnson and Glaspie each had a touchdown receiving and 80-plus yards. Spencer Brasch also threw for three touchdowns but he was intercepted twice for Cal Poly (1-4, 0-2). Garwood had 86 yards rushing and a TD, and Chris Coleman caught five passes for 118 yards and a score. - AP College Football

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QB RJ Martinez, Baylor
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10/01/22 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2025, Baylor + More +

Dequan Finn threw two touchdown passes as Toledo scored 31 straight points to end the first half en route to a 38-17 win over Central Michigan in the Mid-America Conference opener Saturday afternoon. After the Chippewas converted a 42-yard Marshall Meeder field goal to take a 3-0 lead five minutes into the game, the Rockets blew the game open with touchdowns less than two minutes apart to start the second quarter and added two more before halftime to take a 31-3 lead. Finn lobbed a short pass to Jamal Turner on second-and-goal from the 1 on the first play of the second quarter, and after the Rockets stripped Central Michigan quarterback Daniel Richardson at his own 7, Micah Kelly scored from the 2 to make it 17-3.

After a Central Michigan punt, Finn hit DeMeer Blankumsee with an 11-yard pass, and Jacquez Stuart capped the quarter with a four-yard run. Toledo recovered two second half fumbles by the Chippewas and receiver Thomas Zsiros fell on the ball in the end zone after Finn ran 38 yards and fumbled at the goal line for the game's final touchdown. Stuart had 122 yards rushing on 16 carries to lead Toledo (3-2, 1-0). Richardson was 25-of-46 passing for 252 yards and two touchdowns to lead Central Michigan (1-4, 0-1). - AP College Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Baylor
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09/26/22 - Bryson Jackson, rSr/2024, Baylor + More +

SEPT 26 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Baylor's Bryson Jackson racked up four solo tackles, including two sacks, and a QB hurry in Baylor's 31-24 win at Iowa State. The linebacker's two sacks were a career-high and resulted in a loss of seven yards as he played mostly on passing downs. The Bears held their opponent to 30 or fewer points for the 18th consecutive game. - Big 12 Football

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OLB Bryson Jackson, Baylor
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09/19/22 - Richard Reese, Jr/2026, Baylor + More +

SEPT 19 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Baylor's Freshman Richard Reese rushed for 156 yards on 19 carries (8.2 avg) and scored three touchdowns, all of which were career highs, in Baylor's 42-7 win over Texas State. It was BU's first three-TD rushing performance since Abram Smith did so vs. BYU last season. Reese's efforts helped the Bears total 293 yards on the ground, their highest output of the year. He also caught one pass out of the backfield for a 17-yard reception. Reese is now tied for the Big 12 lead with five rushing TDs, ranks second in the Big 12 in yards per carry (6.97) and places fifth in rushing yards (237). - Big 12 Football

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