Biggins reported that Baker is headed to USC this weekend. His relationship with Keith Heyward is probably the biggest reason why he’s visiting, but I think in the end, this will come down to a UW/UCLA battle. For a long time, I was thinking Oregon held the pole position for him, but word is that their luster, especially from his official visit, has worn off and now it will come down to a battle between the Dawgs and Bruins. A big key will be how Baker bonds with the coaches (assuming Jimmy Lake winds up at UW, that shouldn’t be a problem) because he hasn’t spent a lot of time getting to know the BSU staff. The new staff, whoever that winds up being, will have to make up 18 months of recruiting in less than two months. That won’t be easy. One thing playing into UW’s favor in a big, big way is that his mom wants him to stay close and her health concerns (well documented) are something that will be a huge consideration. The one thing to remember is…Budda loves Butch Goncharoff and a guy that reminds a lot of people of the Bellevue head man is Petersen.