The Marshall University football team announced Monday morning the hiring of Dallas Baker as its new wide receivers coach. Baker held the same position at Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida.
Baker was a wide receiver at the University of Florida from 2003 to 2006, where he was a two-time captain. He won the 2007 BCS Championship Game with the Gators, and caught a touchdown in the team’s 41-14 victory over Ohio State in the title game. He was a first-team All-SEC selection his senior season in 2006.
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.