It's Matt Baker's turn
Posted Aug 12, 2005
For four football seasons, the bimonthly e-mail and online instant messages North Carolina quarterback Matt Baker received from his grandfather carried a similar theme: Stay confident. Stay patient. Your time will come. Now that it has -- the fifth-year senior will begin practice today as the Tar Heels' No. 1 quarterback -- Edward Baker's correspondence has changed: Who's injured? How are your classmates? This is your team now.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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