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- ICYMI - here are the links to our interviews from last weekend's official visitors below. The only targets we haven't gotten a hold of is Lamont Rogers and Dyllon Williams
Michael Fasusi
Iose Epenesa
Brody Lennon
Joshua Lewis
Andrew Babalola
Carius Curne
Chase Loftin
- A smaller, but equally talented group of official visitors are expected on campus for Missouri this weekend. Here is a breakdown:
Other officials: Georgia Tech (May 31st), Miss. State (June 14th), Michigan (June 21st)
- Getting Washington on campus during the spring was key for Missouri as Washington has risen up the ranks during the spring. Rivals.com national analyst Sam Spiegelman recently said Missouri has the slight advantage heading into June. The Tigers are hoping that momentum continues.
Other officials: Michigan (June 14th)
- Terry is another pass-catcher Missouri got to visit during the spring while the three-star was still committed to Notre Dame. He backed off his pledge to the Fighting Irish at the beginning of the month and now Michigan appears to be the top competition.
Other officials: None (that we're aware of)
- With no other officials scheduled that we know of, Missouri seems to be in the driver's seat with the Miami, Florida product if the Tigers' want him.
Other officials: Arkansas (June 14th), Kansas State (June 21st)
- Jones also visited Missouri for a spring practice back in March. They'll have a regional battle on their hands with both Arkansas and Kansas State for the Sunflower State native.
Other officials: Ohio State (May 31st), Georgia (June 14th), Texas A&M (June 21st)
- Fenuku left Ohio State without a committing to the Buckeyes, but Missouri will also have to battle SEC brethren Georgia and Texas A&M for the talented interior lineman.
Four-star cornerback Timothy Merritt is now visiting Miami this weekend, but there is confidence he'll visit Missouri later this month.
-Are we on commit watch? It's possible. Sekou Smith certainly seems like the most likely. It may not happen immediately after the visit, but we'd be surprised if it didn't happen. Shaun Terry is the other possibility. That seems less likely because he just set the Michigan official last week. It's possible Missouri applies some pressure, but it's tough to do that when the competition is the defending national champ. The card Mizzou could play is having more receivers than spots and telling Terry if he wants to guarantee he gets one of those spots he needs to do it quickly. But we don't see any of the other guys jumping in before next weekend so realistically Terry probably takes the visit to Ann Arbor (and maybe even another one somewhere the weekend of June 21) before a decision happens.
Here's a quick update on where last weekend's visitors are this week:
Fasusi: Visiting Texas A&M with Oklahoma and Texas to follow
Epenesa: Visiting Iowa. We still view the Hawkeyes as the main competition, but we think Missouri has at least an even shot at this one, maybe better. Don't sleep completely on Miami or Penn State (tough to see Utah, but who knows).
Lennon: Nothing scheduled this weekend. Kentucky and Penn State are next.
Curne: Arkansas this weekend with LSU next weekend
Loftin: Florida State this weekend, then Texas A&M and Nebraska
Rogers: Texas A&M this weekend then Texas and Oklahoma
Williams: Cincinnati this weekend, then Mississippi State and Kentucky
Babalola: Stanford this weekend. No other officials scheduled. A decision could come pretty soon after the trip this weekend. We are aware there's been a prediction made for Babalola to Stanford. That is certainly possible. However, we've talked to people familiar with the situation who say that prediction is premature. It's likely an educated guess, but it's a guess. It hasn't happened. Missouri felt like it made a really good impression and made up a lot of ground last weekend. Whether it's enough remains to be seen.
We'll keep you up to date on developments over the next few days.
