@MattBakerCFB

National college sports reporter at The Athletic. Indiana native. Northwestern grad. Florida resident. Tampa Bay Times alum. [email protected]

 Tampa, Fla.
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Joined January 2010
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A periodic reminder: I am on the 🦋 site at MattBakerCFB.
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I’ve been fortunate enough to be a guest on Miller and Moulton plenty of times over the years and have always enjoyed it. I’m saddened that it won’t be the same. May David’s memory be a blessing to all who knew him, listened to him or worked with him.
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Last night, my longtime radio partner, David Moulton died. For 20 years, he and I did Miller and Moulton. The only reason my name was first is because Miller and Moulton sounded better than Moulton and Miller. Make no mistake, he was top billing. The three or four hours 1/3
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Karl Dorrell’s last 20 games as Colorado head coach: 5-15, 4 losses by 30-plus Deion Sanders’ last 20 games as Colorado head coach: 5-15, 4 losses by 30-plus #cubuffs
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Chris Vannini
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Replying to @ChrisVannini @TheAthletic
Developing story on Baylor firing Dave Aranda, per sources. nytimes.com/athletic/7723380…

Baylor fires head coach Dave Aranda day after loss to Kansas (Gift Article)

It seemed a long time coming for Dave Aranda.

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The Athletic
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FINAL: Longhorns 34, Rebels 27 Arch Manning and Texas saw another double-digit, second-half lead disappear, but instead of folding for a third straight week, the Longhorns held on to snap a two-game losing streak. nytimes.com/athletic/7721564…

Arch, Texas stop tailspin in must-win vs. Ole Miss as Horns avoid another collapse (Gift Article)

Ole Miss recovered an onside kick with 1:20 left, down 7, to give itself a final chance.

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Ira Gorawara
@IraGorawaraOct 25
BTW USC has -17 rushing yards, lol
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A peek behind the curtain: We have several writers at home who monitor games and write as necessary. I accidentally agreed to help on UCF-BYU. I have regrets
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So, uh, here's a quick, initial summary of ... whatever the heck UCF-BYU was! nytimes.com/athletic/7721296…

UCF shocks No. 2 BYU in double OT. Here’s every wild thing that happened in a chaotic ending

UCF handed BYU its first loss with a wild ending that featured replay reviews, a blocked field goal, a 10-second runoff, penalties and more.

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NEWS: NC State has fired head coach Dave Doeren. Wolfpack lost to Stanford last night.
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The 1-2-3 national WR group this year is absolutely insane
Tim Reynolds@ByTimReynoldsOct 24
Malachi Toney: 12 catches, 159 yards, 2 TDs at halftime today. 5th time a Power 4 player has done that in a first half in the last 15 seasons.
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Notable injury update for LSU
Jon Blau@Jon_BlauOct 24
Zapruder-quality footage of Trey’Dez Green getting warmed up. He has bracing on his right knee, under his sock.
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Not lasers but still cool, especially with the doink a couple minutes ago
CFB Kings
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Virginia has cameras on their goalposts that look straight up to be able to see if a ball goes over the top of the post.
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Breaking News: Dale Brown, the basketball coach who took LSU to the Final Four twice and discovered a young Shaquille O’Neal, has died. He was 90. nyti.ms/4jyicAj

Dale Brown Has Died. As L.S.U. Coach, He Discovered Shaquille O’Neal.

A fierce critic of the N.C.A.A., he twice took Louisiana State to the Final Four. He was 90.

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David Ubben
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The goat @chriskamrani found the AI architect behind the CFB college coaches Tiny Desk concert. "While I was thinking of making this video, I was like, ‘I’m already mad. Might as well try to make some people happy.’" Gift link: nytimes.com/athletic/7714407…

What happens when you put college football coaches in a Tiny Desk concert? An internet AI sensation...

Instead of dooming about Alabama's second loss, someone on the internet brought joy to it instead.

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If you're wondering how litigation between the SEC and LSU officials is going...A recent LSU filing said the SEC negligently supplied/hallucinated citations. SEC just filed something back saying those charges are "baseless, inflammatory, and wholly improper." So not cooling off?
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Please read our midseason predictions, but then politely put it in the memory hole so we don't have to revisit how wrong we will inevitably be. nytimes.com/athletic/7714848…

Midseason College Football Playoff, Heisman and bold predictions: How much has changed?

Who will win the national championship? Can Jeremiah Smith take home the Heisman? And what will happen to Arch Manning and Texas?

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Ellis Ellis Jr. with the deciding play and an awesome name
Chris Vannini
@ChrisVanniniOct 23
MEMPHIS intercepts ECU in the end zone and the Tigers win.
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Hopefully the JMU game is a nice omen for good games this weekend because the slate doesn’t look great on paper
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ELITE uniforms
New Mexico Football
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Route 66 looks better in 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲. #GoLobos
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Daniel Shirley@DM_ShirleyOct 22
Ranking the 25 worst college football coaching tenures of the last 50 years nytimes.com/athletic/7521460…

Ranking the 25 worst college football coaching tenures of the last 50 years

The top five — or, technically, the bottom five — coaches on the list won a combined 10 games in 13 seasons.

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