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Nebraska making a push with Five-Star OL Brandon Baker: Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei offensive lineman Brandon Baker has another school in mind for an early season official visit. Baker is currently rated the No. 21 player
GREG BIGGINS63 mins10
Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei offensive lineman
Brandon Baker has another school in mind for an early season official visit.
Baker is currently rated the No. 21 player nationally in the 247Sports Composite as well as the No. 1 offensive tackle in the country.
We had a chance to see him work out over the weekend at the NIL Sports Summer Kick Off and physically, he looked very good. He weighed in at 6-5, 290 pounds with an 83” wingspan and carries his weight extremely well.
He looks lean and has plenty of room to add good weight and he has always been a plus athlete for the position.
On the recruiting front, Baker took June official visits to Georgia, Ohio State and Texas and told us the Buttguys made the biggest impression.
“I liked all the visits but Ohio State was my favorite one,” Baker said. “I just really like the coaches there, coach Day and I’m very close with coach (Justin) Frye.
“He might be the OL coach I’m closet with and I really like the plan they have in place for me. Texas was a great trip too and I can definitely see myself there. They have everything you need to be successful and I really like the overall fit and comfort level for me there.”
Baker has gone back and forth in terms of his timeframe for making a decision. At one point, we thought it could happen late summer but as of now, we don’t expect a decision to happen that soon.
“I’m going to try and take an official visit to Nebraska,” Baker said. “We have a bye the weekend of September 16 and they have a home game that weekend too so the timing works out well.
“I took two unofficial visits and loved it there. I love the fan support, the atmosphere and I like what coach Rhule is building. He’s a great coach and I think they’re going to be really good so I definitely want to take a closer look.”
Oregon is one school that has always been high on Baker’s list. He didn’t visit back in June but said that shouldn’t be taken as a sign that his interest in the Ducks has wavered.
“No I still like Oregon a lot,” Baker said. “I actually wanted to go to their Saturday Night Live event at the end of this month but I won’t be able to make it because we start practice.
“I was gone a lot during the spring so once we start fall camp, I’m going to be locked in on my team. I still have high interest in Oregon but I’ve been there so many times already. I wanted to visit some other schools and see how they compare to Oregon, that’s where things are at right now.”