I agree with checking the fuel pressure as it could be the fuel pump. No harm done with changing the fuel filter but filters tend to make a motor sputter under load but don’t tend to make the motor die unless totally clogged and I think would have been noticeable prior to getting that bad.
I checked the fuel pressure (32 PSI) it runs for just over a minute and then dies. When I try to start it back up it wont fire. My friend and I are thinking it is the ignition coil.