Settling in at Carolina

Posted Oct 20, 2005

Matt Baker always thought there was a chance he would end up in the ACC, but not at North Carolina, where he committed shortly before the signing day, or at Virginia, another school to which he took a late visit. "The school that was probably at the top of my list -- early -- was Clemson," Baker said. "I was about to pull the trigger and go to Clemson because of [then-Tigers' offensive coordinator] Rich Rodriguez. (Roanoke Times)

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