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One school ahead of the pack for WR Baker

Justin Rowland
CatsIllustrated.com Football Recruiting Analyst

Dorian Baker has been at or near the top of Kentucky's board at wide receiver ever since a stellar performance at a summer camp in Lexington.

Many that observed the 6-foot-3, 205-pound receiver at that UK summer camp were impressed, to say the least, with his combination of size and explosiveness. Baker likes the idea of bringing that skill set to the Air Raid offense and he has been open about the fact that the Southeastern Conference has special appeal.

"I've been talking to Indiana, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Minnesota the most," Baker said. "I don't know if you could say that's my top four but those are the (schools) that are really talking to me."

While Baker doesn't want to call that a top four he doesn't seem to have any problem calling one school the frontrunner. When asked whether the Wildcats are still in front of the field Baker didn't even seem to blink.

"Oh definitely," Baker said. "That hasn't changed. "They've definitely shown me a lot. I feel very good about the situation there."

That remains unchanged but what about Baker's father, who apparently had some hesitation at one point regarding the forecast for football success at Kentucky?

"It's funny you ask that," a laughing Baker said. "About two days ago my dad talked to Coach (Mark) Stoops for something like two hours and they hit it off extremely well. After that conversation he was like, 'That's where he needs to be.' Coach Stoops said if he sent me here then he would help me become a man and he hadn't heard that from a coach before."

So it would seem all that remains is for Baker to seal the deal and wrap things up with a commitment. He's not quite sure when that will happen, though the Wildcats are pushing for it to happen soon.

"I don't know when I will," he said. "Not sure when I'm going to seal it. I kinda want to wait until after my season so it's not a distraction for my team but I'm not sure."

Baker said he has 14 receptions for 545 yards and five touchdowns this year for Cleveland Heights.

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