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2021 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Jaxon Player, Tulsa,...Player, a first-team selection in 2020, has tallied 45 tackles, a team-best 13.5 TFL for -37 yards and added four sacks for -20 yards while leading a Tulsa defense that ranked fifth in The American for total defense, allowing 380.3 yards per game. His 13.5 TFL is ranked third in The American. Player also totaled six QB hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass break-up. The 6'0" defensive tackle from Waco, Texas, has 123 career total tackles, 29 TFL for -70 yards and 6.5 sacks in his career. - Tulsa Football

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DT Jaxon Player, Baylor
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12/16/21 - Clark Barrington, rSr/2024, Baylor, 6-5, 293 (DS#18 C) + More +

BYU offensive lineman Clark Barrington has seen the accolades pile up in recent days. Barrington on Monday confirmed that he will be returning to BYU next season. "I kind of already have my mind made up," he said. "I'm going to be here next year and to continue to build upon what I've done and hopefully there's more in the future." The 6-foot-6, 320-pound Barrington was a stalwart this season, starting every game for the Cougars at left guard. "It's always good to feel noticed and that your hard work is paying off," he said when asked about his All-American recognition. "So it's been a good time, but I really haven't been dwelling on it a whole lot. There's more to do. I'm just looking forward to the future and the other things I'm going to be able to do here." - Salt Lake Tribune

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C Clark Barrington, Baylor
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12/09/21 - Jalen Pitre, rSr/2022, Baylor, 5-11, 195 (DS#1 SS) + More +

2021 PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD FINALIST: Jalen Pitre, Baylor,...Pitre led the league 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. - Baylor Football

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SS Jalen Pitre, Baylor
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12/02/21 - Jalen Pitre, rSr/2022, Baylor, 5-11, 195 (DS#1 SS) + More +

2021 BIG 12 CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Jalen Pitre, Baylor, DB, Sr.,...Pitre led the league with 15.5 tackles for loss as part of his 63 total tackles on the year. He also added three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and five 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. He joins James Lynch (2019) and Andrew Billings (2015) as the only Bears to be named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. - Baylor Football

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SS Jalen Pitre, Baylor
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12/02/21 - Connor Galvin, rSr/2023, Baylor, 6-7, 299 (DS#16 OT) + More +

2021 BIG 12 CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Connor Galvin, Baylor, Sr.,...Galvin started all 12 games for the Bears at left tackle and led BU's O-Line unit that was named a Joe Moore Award Semifinalist. His performance has been crucial in revamping Baylor's ground game as the Bears have increased their rushing output by 152% from last season in averaging 227.4 yards per game, up from 90.3 yards per game in 2020. Galvin and BU led the conference and ranked ninth nationally with just 12 sacks allowed. He is the third Bear to collect Offensive Lineman of the Year recognition, joining Spencer Drango (2014, 2015) and Cyril Richardson (2012, 2013). - Baylor Football

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OT Connor Galvin, Baylor
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12/02/21 - Trestan Ebner, rSr/2022, Baylor, 5-11, 209 (DS#42 RB) + More +

2021 BIG 12 CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Trestan Ebner, Baylor, Sr.,...Ebner ranked fourth in the Big 12 in all-purpose yards per game with 133.8 and tallied 603 total return yards on the season. His 98-yard kick return for a touchdown against Iowa State earned him Special Teams Player of the Week honors. After garnering the 2020 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year award, Ebner becomes the third player in conference history to earn consecutive Special Teams Player of the Year honors since the award was added in 2005. He is BU's second winner, joining Daniel Sepulveda (2006). - Baylor Football

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RB Trestan Ebner, Baylor
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12/02/21 - Siaki Ika, rJr/2023, Baylor, 6-3, 347 (DS#8 DT) + More +

2021 BIG 12 CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Siaki Ika, Baylor, DL, So.,...In his first season at Baylor, Ika has been a stalwart on the defensive front, recording 15 total tackles and 3.5 sacks. He has totaled four quarterback hurries, deflected one pass and constantly freed up holes for the BU defense. Ika is Baylor's first Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year award recipient. - Baylor Football

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DT Siaki Ika, Baylor
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11/27/21 - Abram Smith, rSr/2022, Baylor, 6-0, 213 (DS#8 RB) + More +

Blake Shapen threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns in his first start for ninth-ranked Baylor, and the Bears held on for a 27-24 win over Texas Tech on Saturday that kept alive their hopes of making the Big 12 championship game for the second time in three seasons. Abram Smith ran for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Bears (10-2, 7-2 Big 12, CFP No. 8), who had to wait for the outcome of Saturday night’s game between No. 7 Oklahoma State and No. 10 Oklahoma. The Cowboys were already locked into their first Big 12 title game, and a win over the Sooners in Bedlam would put Baylor in next Saturday’s game with them.

Shapen hit Trestan Ebner in stride down near the 25 for a 61-yard catch-and-run score on the game’s opening drive that put Baylor ahead to stay. Shapen had a decisive 9-yard TD pass to tight end Ben Sims with 7 minutes left to immediately respond to a Tech score. The Red Raiders (6-6, 3-6) still had one more chance after stopping Baylor on fourth down on its 12 with 1:18 and no timeouts left. They got in position for a 53-yard field goal attempt by Jonathan Garibay, who had plenty of leg but pushed the kick wide left on the final play. Garibay had a game-ending 62-yarder to beat Iowa State two week earlier. Donovan Smith threw for 243 yards and had two TD passes for the Red Raiders, who a week earlier had only 108 total yards in a 23-0 loss to Oklahoma State in their home finale. That was the first time Tech was shut out in a 303-game span since 1997. - Baylor/AP College Football

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RB Abram Smith, Baylor
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11/15/21 - Terrel Bernard, rSr/2022, Baylor, 6-1, 218 (DS#14 OLB) + More +

NOV 15 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Terrel Bernard, BU, LB, Sr.,...Bernard led Baylor with nine tackles, including a pair of sacks in its 27-14 win over No. 8 Oklahoma, the Bears' first over the Sooners since 2014. He spearheaded a dominant defensive performance holding OU to just 14 points, 26 below their season average and their fewest points since December of 2014. With his two sacks, Bernard became the sixth player in program history with 14+ career sacks. - Big 12 Football

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OLB Terrel Bernard, Baylor
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10/30/21 - Abram Smith, rSr/2022, Baylor, 6-0, 213 (DS#8 RB) + More +

Baylor tight end Ben Sims had a 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter before Abram Smith spun away for a 32-yard scamper to the end zone in a 31-24 win Saturday, when the 16th-ranked Bears became the third team in a row to overcome a double-digit deficit to beat Texas. The handoff to the sweeping Sims for a score with 12:48 left put the Bears (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) back ahead for the first time since the first quarter. Texas then had a failed fake punt attempt, setting up Smith's nifty run three plays later when he took a quick pitch left, reversed field after spinning away from a defender and ran all the way to the end zone.

Texas (4-4, 2-3) was coming off its open date, which followed consecutive losses to No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 15 Oklahoma State in which the Longhorns led by at least two touchdowns before halftime both times. Big 12 rushing leader Bijan Robinson was limited to 43 yards on 17 carries, well below his 132 yards a game average with a 2.5 yard-per-carry that was the lowest in his career. But he did put the Longhorns up 21-10 with his 1-yard TD run on fourth down early in the second half when he followed a pair of blocking nose tackles with a combined weight of 643 yards into the end zone. Smith finished with 113 yards on 20 carries. Gerry Bohanon threw for 222 yards with two interceptions, after only one pick the first six games, and had a 6-yard TD run in the third quarter. - Baylor/AP College Football

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RB Abram Smith, Baylor
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10/17/21 - Dillon Doyle, rSr/2023, Baylor, 6-3, 238 (DS#19 ILB) + More +

Abram Smith and Dillon Doyle were quite a 1-2 running punch for Baylor, providing future Big 12 foe and 19th-ranked BYU a glimpse at what the Cougars could face in their new conference. Smith ran for 188 yards with three touchdowns, while linebacker and part-time fullback Doyle scored on both of his offensive touches in a 38-24 win Saturday. "Obviously not our best game," BYU coach Kilani Sitake said. "We just were out-physicaled today, so that was a difficult game to accept...Really got a good gut-check." Baylor (6-1) led by only three points midway through the third quarter before Doyle caught a 2-yard TD pass from Gerry Bohanon.

Smith ran for a 7-yard score about 3 1/2 minutes later to make it 31-14, after TJ Franklin's sack that forced a fumble by Cougars quarterback Jaren Hall. "This was a standard game...I think is a big thing for us, having it come from the inside, intrinsically being able to push yourself," second-year Bears coach Dave Aranda said. "That's a big step in the right direction." BYU (5-2) last month accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference starting in the 2023 season. The Cougars have lost back-to-back games for the first time since the end of 2019, after a 5-0 start that included three wins over Pac-12 teams and peaking at No. 10 in the AP Top 25. - Baylor/AP College Football

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ILB Dillon Doyle, Baylor
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09/27/21 - Trestan Ebner, rSr/2022, Baylor, 5-11, 209 (DS#42 RB) + More +

SEPT 27 BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Trestan Ebner, Baylor, RB, Sr.,...Ebner contributed to Baylor's win over ISU with 168 return yards. His day was highlighted by a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter that helped BU wrestle momentum back from the Cyclones in a back-and-forth contest. In total, Ebner racked up 121 yards on three kickoff returns and 47 more return yards on a pair of punt returns, including a 41-yarder late in the fourth quarter. It set up a 34-yard field goal that proved to be the difference in the 31-29 win. - Big 12 Football

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RB Trestan Ebner, Baylor
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09/27/21 - Garmon Randolph, rSr/2025, Baylor, 6-6, 265 (DS#44 DE) + More +

SEPT 27 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Garmon Randolph, Baylor, LB, So.,...Randolph collected his first career interception to go along with six tackles, including one for loss in Baylor's 31-29 win over No. 14 Iowa State. With the Cyclones trailing by just five and driving in the fourth quarter, Randolph secured the interception at the BU 18-yard line to flip the field and thwart ISU's attempt at a go-ahead touchdown. Randolph was an integral part of Baylor's first win over a ranked opponent since 2015. - Big 12 Football

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DE Garmon Randolph, Baylor
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09/13/21 - JT Woods, Sr/2022, Baylor, 6-2, 195 (DS#5 FS) + More +

SEPT 13 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JT Woods, Baylor, S, Sr.,...Woods had three tackles and a 97-yard fumble return for a touchdown in Baylor's 66-7 win over Texas Southern. The senior safety's return was the longest fumble return in school history, and it was his second defensive touchdown in as many weeks. Woods helped this Baylor team become the first Bears squad since 2013 with defensive touchdowns in back-to-back weeks. - Big 12 Football

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FS JT Woods, Baylor
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09/12/21 - Trestan Ebner, rSr/2022, Baylor, 5-11, 209 (DS#42 RB) + More +

Abram Smith and Tristan Ebner both rushed for more than 100 yards in the first half, and Baylor scored touchdowns on its first seven possessions in a 66-7 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday night. Gerry Bohanon was 16-for-21 passing for 240 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores for the Bears (2-0). Baylor outgained Texas Southern 458-52 in the first half and 714-283 overall in matching its win total from last season, when the Bears were 2-7. "I was impressed with the week that went into this," Baylor coach Dave Aranda said after his first nonconference home game with the Bears, who didn't play outside the Big 12 because of the pandemic in his 2020 debut. "I think some of that had to do with just the second week, knowing what's expected. The main piece was, "We're here, we can go there, we can do this. Look what we can become." Smith ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, and Ebner added 125 yards on 10 attempts, the second straight week both eclipsed the century mark. Taye McWilliams came on late and had 102 yards and a touchdown on six carries, giving the Bears three 100-yard rushers for the first time since Sept. 12, 2015, against Lamar.

The Bears' 419 yards rushing were the most they've had in a game since they put up 469 on Oct. 1, 2016, against Iowa State. Tyquan Thornton led Baylor with five catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and Ebner added 70 yards and a score on four catches. "Coach challenged me, Tyquan and some of the other receivers on the deep ball this game," Bohanon said. "We didn't connect well on it in the last game, so it was a big emphasis for us this week. We got the job done." - Baylor/AP College Football

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RB Trestan Ebner, Baylor
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