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FOOTBALL RECRUITING
Let's start with the most immediate potential impact visitor of the weekend. We have confirmed that quarterback Drew Pyne is expected to be on a visit beginning today. Pyne started his career at Notre Dame and actually did pretty well. As a redshirt sophomore in 2022 he threw for 2000 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions in 11 games. The Irish were 9-4 that year, but Pyne was 8-2 as a starter. One of those losses was to Stanford when Pyne completed fewer than half his passes and Notre Dame scored just 14 points. But the other was to USC and Pyne was 23/26 for 318 yards, 3 touchdowns and a pick. It was his last game at ND as he entered the portal prior to the bowl game win over South Carolina.
From there, Pyne transferred to Arizona State where freshman Jaden Rashada won the starting job. After two games, the Sun Devils opened it up when Rashada got hurt. Pyne went 5/13 with 2 interceptions in a shutout loss to Fresno State and left with a leg injury. He then went 21/36 for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 42-28 loss to USC, but that was his last action of the year. He transferred back to Notre Dame to finish his school work, but not play football. He'll graduate this spring. It has been reported that he has three years of eligibility left due to injuries last season (Kenny Dillingham said Pyne was dealing with "three different injuries" which caused him to miss time).
We haven't been able to reach Pyne so we don't really know who else he's talking to or where things stand. We'll do our best to update you out of the weekend.
* Spring visit times are now upon us and Missouri is hosting a plethora of top targets in the 2025 and 2026 classes throughout the months of March and April.
- The Tigers kicked things off on Wednesday with visits from a couple of four-stars in LB Dawson Merritt and WR Corey Simms.
With Merritt, he was recently at Mizzou for their Jr. Day in January and told us that he plans to also take an official visit with the Tigers as well. He currently has officials scheduled with Oklahoma and Nebraska.
We caught up with Simms after his return trip on Wednesday (CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY) where he felt like a top priority for the staff during his time on campus and being around the coaching staff. Missouri is set to get an official visit this summer along with Tennessee. Simms will travel to Alabama, Georgia, and Georgia Tech this weekend as he figures out his other top contenders.
- While Saturday is going to be a big day for Missouri, the party will actually get started today as top, in-state targets Jack Lange and Isaiah Mozee are expected on campus for visits that will span both Friday and Saturday.
- The rest of Saturday's expected star-studded lineup includes...
2025:
Dierre Hill, RB - Rivals250
Jamarion Marrow, RB - 4-star, OV's set with Georgia and Mizzou
Chase Loftin, TE - 4-star
Dillon Alfred, WR - Rivals250, has OV set with Mizzou on June 7th
Jacob Washington, WR
Marcus Garcia, OL - 4-star
Chauncey Gooden, OL - 4-star
Keiton Jones, OL
Julian Marks, DL - Rivals250, OV set with Mizzou and Kansas
Brody Whatley, DL
Nathaniel Marshall, DL - No. 21 player in the country
Joshua Lewis, DL
Carmello Brooks, DL
Landon Rink, DL - 4-star
Kris Thompson, LB - 4-star teammate of Chauncey Gooden
Jotavian Pierce, LB/S
Christian Pierce, LB - 4-star
Dillon Arkansas, LB - not actually from Arkansas
Dante McClellan, LB - 4-star
Jacob Joseph, LB
Zacharey Smith, CB
Josh Johnson, S
Jeremiah Alvis, S - visited during the season
2026:
Jackson Cantwell, OL - No. 2 player in the country
Dezephen Walker, RB - Top100 player
Carson Nielson, OL
Danny Beale, DT
Donovan Moorehead, QB - son of Akron HC Joe Moorhead, has UNLV offer
Nick Kinsey, QB
Current targets that have publicly scheduled Missouri officials so far, include:
May 31st
Julian Marks, DL
Lamont Rogers, OL
June 7th
Emmanuel Choice, WR
Dillon Alfred, WR
June 21st
Daeden Hopkins, TE/DL
Isaiah Mozee, WR
Jamarion Morrow, RB
