Sep 12, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs defensive lineman Nick James (88) during the game against the LSU Tigers at Davis Wade Stadium. LSU defeated Mississippi State 21-19. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports

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Mississippi State has selected former NFL assistant coach Brian Baker to replace the departed David Turner as Defensive Line Coach.

According to sources close to the situation, Mississippi State is set to hire veteran NFL coach Brian Baker as defensive line coach. — Steve Robertson (@ScoutSteveR) February 29, 2016

I’ve never heard of him, forgive me. So I went to Google, the place we all go when looking for answers to the questions we must know and found this biographical post on the Washington Redskins website which gave his career history.

BAKER FOOTBALL TIMELINE

1980-83: Linebacker, Maryland

1984: Student Coach, Maryland

1985: Graduate Assistant, Maryland

1986: Fullbacks Coach, Army

1987-94: Linebackers Coach, Georgia Tech

1995: Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach, Georgia Tech

1996: Defensive Line Coach, San Diego Chargers

1997-2000: Defensive Line Coach, Detroit Lions

2001: Defensive Line Coach, Minnesota Vikings

2002-03: Linebackers Coach, Minnesota Vikings

2004-05: Defensive Line Coach, Minnesota Vikings

2006-08: Defensive Line Coach, St. Louis Rams

2009-10: Defensive Line Coach, Carolina Panthers

2011-12: Defensive Line Coach, Dallas Cowboys

2013: Outside Linebackers Coach, Cleveland Browns

2014: Outside Linebackers Coach, Washington Redskins

18 straight years in the NFL until 2015….now he comes to Mississippi State.

WOW, are you serious?!

Defensive lineman of the south, we now have a coach who doesn’t just say he knows what it takes to play in the NFL, he has been coaching them at that level since before you were born!

Pretty good hire by Dan Mullen I’d say. He may have to dust off the recruiting handbook, but so what, this is a guy with quite an impressive list of jobs he’s had coaching defensive lines across college and pro football.

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