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Figured it would be a good time to run down what's going on in a kind of mini-Chamber for you all. The early signing period opens tomorrow.
@JHamilton23 will have a full rundown of what to watch later this morning. We expect everyone on
the current commit list to sign plus Oklahoma transfer WR
Theo Wease Jr.
There are a couple guys that there has been a little bit of doubt about:
Florida DB
Shamar McNeil visited North Carolina State over the weekend. He has a high school teammate committed to the Wolfpack. We have not been able to talk to McNeil since the visit, but the indication we've gotten from Mizzou sources is that the Tigers fully expect him to sign with them.
There has been some speculation about
Gabarri Johnson after
Bush Hamdan left. We have no reason to believe there is anything to that. A source told us last week that there was no concern Johnson would look around after Hamdan's departure. He has tweeted about his signing ceremony on Wednesday.
What you guys really want to know is if there will be any additions to the commitment list between now and the end of Wednesday. I will predict there will be. I think we'll see at least one high school prospect we haven't been talking about pop for the Tigers tomorrow.
I do not expect that high school prospect to be four-star
Taderius Collins. Nick Harris of
Rivals reported on Monday night that it looked like an Auburn/Mizzou battle for Collins. Our information at the time of that report was that Mizzou isn't expecting to sign Collins at this point in time.
Safety
CJ Johnson could be a signing day addition, though.
He told Jarod Hamilton on Sunday night coming off his Mizzou visit that he will likely sign somewhere tomorrow. Mizzou, Auburn and UT-San Antonio are in the running here.
As far as the portal goes, the emerging target is Northwestern DE
Austin Firestone. Sean Williams
talked to Firestone on Monday night after news came out he had visited Columbia this weekend. It sounds like the Tigers are in good shape here and have a shot, but we aren't expecting an announcement tomorrow.
As far as the rest of the portal, it's been quieter than I expected. I thought Missouri would have a few more transfer visits over the first couple of weekends (and, yes, it's possible there are a couple we haven't uncovered yet). It's not a reason to panic because the portal is open for another month and guys are still going in every day. But I've still been surprised the news has been a little slower than I expected. The latest follows on Twitter for Eli Drinkwitz are:
Chris Mayo, OL, West Virginia: Mayo has been in Morgantown for three seasons, but has played in just one game. He did not see action during the COVID year, then he redshirted in 2021 and did not play. He appeared in one game in 2022 as a redshirt freshman. He has three years left to play.
Clark Barrington, OL, BYU: I think the link is for the right guy. He signed with BYU in 2016. He then served a Mormon mission in Uganda (I believe those last for two years). He redshirted in 2018, then started 40 games and appeared in 46 over the next four years for the Cougars. Because 2020 did not count toward eligibility, he still has a COVID year remaining. By my count, he's got to be at least 24 years old and possibly older.
Duce Chestnut, DB, Syracuse: Chestnut was a freshman all-American for the Orange in 2021 with three interceptions. Over two years he's played 24 games with 83 tackles, 13 pass breakups, four interceptions and a touchdown.
We don't know if there's mutual interest with any of these three. We only know that Drink has started following them on Twitter over the last couple of days.
As always, we'll keep you updated.
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