Honors
- CUSA Freshman of the Week (10/8/25)
2025
Played 3 straight games from 9/20/25 to 10/8/25, including a start at Middle Tennessee (10/8/25) in place of the injured Jacob Clark ... Completed 16-of-31 passes for 278 yards and a TD while rushing for 17 yards and a TD to earn CUSA Freshman of the Week in the victory ... Completed 7-of-16 passes for 57 yards and a TD in second half of game vs. WKU (9/27/25), while rushing for 61 yards on 8 carries ... Made collegiate debut vs. UT Martin (9/20/25) with a 3-yard carry.
High School
Led coach Mark Spader's Bowling Green (Ky.) High squad to back-to-back 5A state titles in 2023 and 2024, including a 37-20 win over Cooper in the 2024 championship his senior season ... During his senior campaign (2024), he completed 239-of-343 passes for 3,183 yards and 45 touchdowns with just 4 interceptions ... He also rushed 68 times for 423 yards and 5 touchdowns, including 3 scores in the state finals to help him earn championship MVP honors for the second year in a row ... Named Class 5A Player of the Year and District Player of the Year by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association ... Purples finished 13-2 his senior season ... In 2023, Bailey led Bowling Green to a 28-14 win over Cooper to win the 5A state title and was named the championship game MVP ... For the season, he passed for 3,517 yards, 43 touchdowns and rushed for 8 touchdowns while being named 5A Player of the Year and District Player of the Year ... During his sophomore season (2022), he passed for 3,136 yards and 34 touchdowns while rushing for 500 yards for a 12-3 state runner-up team ... During his freshman campaign, he passed for 1,100 yards and 8 touchdowns ... Had FBS offers from Miami (Ohio) and others.
Personal
Craig “Deuce” Bailey was born 1/2/07 in Bowling Green, Ky. ... Son of Craig Bailey and Zanetta Alexander of Bowling Green ... Has four sisters, Jacey, Janiya, Tanaya and Keaundrea ... Cousin Joseph Jefferson played for the Indianapolis Colts from 2002-05 ... Majoring in Sport Administration.
