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FOOTBALL RECRUITING
***Missouri hosted a large number of prospects last weekend for the Kentucky game. For a complete update CLICK HERE. We'll focus more on the 2023 prospects that were on campus below.
Brandon Solis, OL, Lipscomb Academy (Tenn.)
- After taking unofficial trips to Missouri in the spring and for the Georgia game last month, Solis returned to Columbia for an official visit over the weekend. It seems Missouri is in strong contention with the three-star prospect when you consider his frequency on campus. During the summer, Solis took official visits to Boston College and Cincinnati. Mississippi State, TCU, Kansas State, and Florida State are other schools showing interest as well, so there could be more visits on the horizon for the 6-foot-8, 260-pound prospect.
Marvin Burks, S, Cardinal Ritter (Mo.)
- Since committing to Ole Miss, Burks has attended two Missouri home games. It was a tight race between the Tigers and Rebels for the four-star safety heading into his decision day back on October 21st. It's pretty clear, this one isn't over until the ink is dry.
Kendel Dolby, DB, Northeast Oklahoma A&M
- The JUCO product was impressed with his time on Missouri's campus over the weekend. Aside from watching the game, the 5-foot-11, 180-pound defensive back got to spent a lot of time with head coach Eli Drinkwitz and defensive backs coach Al Pogue. He was impressed with the Tigers' defensive effort and told us he plans to get back to Missouri "soon." Dolby said he's got some other visits in mind, but wouldn't disclose where. He just recently picked up new offers from both Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, so those schools could get some looks.
Triston Newson, LB, Northeast Mississippi C.C.
- Newsom was another JUCO talent in the 2023 class that was on campus over the weekend and picked up an offer from the Tigers in the process. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound prospect also has offers from Washington State, UTSA, Arkansas State, Marshall, Memphis, Colorado, and others. Missouri is his first SEC offer and that could hold some significant weight moving forward as he told us that the Tigers are "one of his top schools." We're still waiting to hear what the next steps are in his recruiting process.
Carson Morgan, ATH, Bentonville-West (Ark.)
- Morgan spent both Friday and Saturday at Missouri. On Friday, he got to tour the campus and facilities and hung around to watch the game on Saturday. For now, Missouri hasn't determined what position they are recruiting Morgan, could be RB/Slot or OLB/Safety, but it seems they are making a push since they got him on campus quickly after offering him. For now, it seems the Tigers could be in the driver's seat for a potential flip.
***Onto some other news involving 2023 targets
Jayden Hobson, OL, Hillcrest (Ala.)
- Hobson recently visited Missouri for the Vanderbilt game and things seemed to be trending towards the Tigers eventually landing the 6-foot-6, 296-pound prospect. However, Mississippi State extended a recent offer and Hobson was on their campus this past weekend which then led to his decommitment from Southern Miss. Not saying Missouri is out of the race here, but it seems that Miss. State has taken the lead.
Taderius Collins, DE, Northwood (La.)
- The four-star defensive end released his Top 6 schools on Sunday and Missouri is among his top group along with Mississippi State, Texas, Indiana, Auburn, and Baylor. Collins took summer officials to Indiana and Baylor, two of the schools among his top schools. Not sure if Missouri is a legit contender among this group, but Collins is taking his time with his recruiting process so we'll see what transpires.
Daniel Blood, WR, Destrahan (La.)
- A reminder that we do think Missouri will eventually land a commitment from Blood soon. The three-star prospect had been committed to Louisiana since the summer, but recently reopened his recruiting process after receiving an offer from Missouri in late September. Blood took an unofficial visit to Missouri during the summer and has been in frequent talks with wide receivers coach Jacob Peeler throughout his recruiting process. For more on Blood, CLICK HERE.
***Longtime Missouri defensive back commit Shamar McNeil visited Miami this past weekend for their game against Florida State. The three-star doesn't have an offer from the Hurricanes currently, but it's clear there is some interest there. At what level, we don't know. However, it is something to monitor and if Miami does offer that would give him an opportunity to play closer to home which would probably be very appealing.
