Josh Baker
College career
College career
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Baker began his college career at the [University of Delaware](/wiki/University_of_Delaware "University of Delaware") in 2005\. Although among the team's top [scout team](/wiki/Scout_team "Scout team") players, Baker did not participate in a formal match\-up that year. In 2006, he was named the [Blue Hens](/wiki/Delaware_Fightin%27_Blue_Hens_football "Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football")' third string [tight end](/wiki/Tight_end "Tight end") appearing in ten games in a back\-up role primarily on [running plays](/wiki/Rush_%28gridiron_football%29 "Rush (gridiron football)") and [special teams](/wiki/Special_teams "Special teams"). Baker recorded one catch for no yards and had a 14\-yard [kickoff return](/wiki/Kickoff_return%23Return "Kickoff return#Return"). In 2007, Baker was named the second string tight end and ranked sixth on the team in receiving, totaling 20 catches for 344 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 2008, Baker was suspended from the team for a year after violating the school's three strike policy which included incidents such as [underage drinking](/wiki/Underage_drinking "Underage drinking") and having a lit candle in his dorm room.

Baker went to live with his father in [Waco, Texas](/wiki/Waco%2C_Texas "Waco, Texas"), where he attended [Collin County Community College](/wiki/Collin_County_Community_College "Collin County Community College") and worked at an [OfficeMax](/wiki/OfficeMax "OfficeMax") earning $9\.00 an hour, which went toward his community college fees. He also worked with a professional trainer to stay in shape. Delaware retained Baker's athletic scholarship and he returned for his [redshirt senior season](/wiki/Redshirt_%28college_sports%29 "Redshirt (college sports)") in 2009\. Baker tore multiple knee ligaments in the first quarter of the Blue Hens' first game of the year, ending his season.

Baker was denied a [medical redshirt](/wiki/Medical_redshirt "Medical redshirt") and transferred to Division II Northwest Missouri State. Baker had 66 catches for 838 yards and a touchdown, and 3 rushing touchdowns for Missouri in 2010 and was named to the [Associated Press](/wiki/Associated_Press "Associated Press")' Little All\-America Team.


Can someone with a similar background and incident have their scholarship reinstated?