Bowling Green State University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
May, Baron

Jersey Number 8
Baron May
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Philadelphia, Ohio
- High School:
- New Philadelphia HS
- Prev School:
- East Tennessee State
Bio
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Bowling Green |
Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2025: 1
2024 | Junior
- Appeared in one of BGSU's games
- Threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Johnson Jr. on a fake punt in the 68 Ventures Bowl against Arkansas State
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East Tennessee State |
Johnson City, Tenn. |
• Spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons at DII East Tennessee State
• Appeared in nine career games at ETSU
• Rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns during ETSU career
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Eastern Michigan |
Ypsilanti, Mich. |
• Spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Eastern Michigan
• Did not appear in any games
New Philadelphia High School |
New Philadelphia, Ohio |
• Attended New Philadelphia High School and played under Head Coach Matt Dennison as a Quaker
• Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN
• Is the school’s all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, all-purpose yards and touchdowns responsible for
• Was a finalist for Ohio’s Mr. Football in 2019
• Selected Ohio Division III co-Offensive Player of the Year while garnering first team All-Ohio accolades
• Passed for more than 2,000 yards and 24 touchdowns and collected 775 rush yards and nine more scores in nine and a half games as a senior
• Helped the program clinch only its second home playoff game in school history in 2019
• With a final record of 10-2, the Quakers became only the fifth team in school history to win 10 games, and only the second team to win a playoff game
• Was the first New Philadelphia player to pass and rush for at least 1,000 yards in the same season when he did it as a sophomore in 2017
• Shattered the career passing yards mark by throwing for 6,013 yards
• Is the only New Philadelphia player to ever pass for more than 2,000 yards in a season, which he did with 2,029 yards in 2018
• Has the two best single-season passing marks in school history with the 1,984 yards he threw for as a senior
• Rushed for 2,662 yards in four seasons
• Also played baseball
Personal |
• Son of Paul and Heather May
• Has a brother, Dugan
• Graduated from ETSU with a degree in Finance
Week 3 Cinematic Football Highlight vs. Liberty (2025)
Tuesday, September 16
BG Football Press Conference 9.15
Monday, September 15
BG Football Postgame 9.13 vs Liberty
Sunday, September 14
2025 BG Football Cinematic Recap at Cincinnati 9.6
Monday, September 08