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Missouri will always hold a spot at the top for Ari Slocum.

The Tigers were the first Division-I program to offer Slocum. The emotional conversation with defensive line coach Al Davis in November encapsulated what he saw as his hard work paying off.

While not being able to make it up to Columbia for the season finale against Arkansas on Nov. 30, Slocum, a Class of 2026 defensive tackle from Farmerville (La.) Union Parish, got his first look at Missouri on Saturday, taking in the trip with his mother and girlfriend.

"It's amazing," Slocum said about his mother getting to visit with him. "She does everything for me, so when I make it, I want to sure she gets everything back she gave to me plus more."

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Evan Goodwin originally planned to visit Missouri at the end of November for a rivalry that hits close to home.

When Arkansas strutted into Columbia on Nov. 30, Goodwin wasn't there. It would've marked his second unofficial visit to Missouri in two months, but the Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski Academy lineman ended up not making the trip.

It didn't take long for him to return to his neighboring state, though, as the Class of 2026 three-star offensive tackle got back to Missouri on Saturday for the program's Junior Day event.

"I really got to meet and hang out with the coaches a lot more than I did on these previous events," Goodwin said. "We got to do a lot of sit down stuff, and I actually got a tour of campus. ... It really impressed me, I got to say."

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