Let’s play another round of everybody’s favorite game: Scholarship math!
1. Mizzou can have up to 85 players on scholarship.
2. The Tigers currently have 65 scheduled to return next year, plus three walk-ons who started a game in 2016 (and are therefore at the front of the line to receive a scholarship themselves).
3. Mizzou currently has 20 commitments. Whoops, make that 19.
— R O D (@RodFord_) December 14, 2016
That’s Roderick Ford, one of Mizzou’s previously committed wide receivers, re-opening his recruitment. More here.
4. 85 scholarships minus 65-68 scholarship players equals ... 29 scholarships to give!
Junior college OL Yasir Durant & DL Nate Anderson confirmed they will sign with #Mizzou tomorrow. OL Pompey Coleman will also enroll early.
— Gabe DeArmond (@GabeDeArmond) December 13, 2016
Am told there will be at least one more early enrollee which means #Mizzou class could be as many as 29 https://t.co/gCivPwRRlG
— Gabe DeArmond (@GabeDeArmond) December 14, 2016
If Mizzou indeed gives out 29 scholarships in this class, then we can expect attrition of 10-13 players from the current roster. Looking at where there is a backlog of sophomores- and juniors-to-be pretty far down the depth chart, then I would say receiver and linebacker are the most likely positions to see a decent number of departures. But those positions alone won’t be enough. We’ll see!
Some more recruiting links for you:
- Blake Toppmeyer talked to recent RB commit Isaiah Miller’s high school coach, and PowerMizzou talked to Elijah Gardiner’s. To no one’s surprise, the reviews are positive.
- PowerMizzou looks at the primary remaining offensive targets on the board.
- Mizzou’s three current JUCO commits (there will probably be more) are on Scout’s JUCO top 100.
#Mizzou's three JUCO commitments make the list... https://t.co/nmik0Ba4lL
— Nate Latsch (@NateLatsch) December 14, 2016
Two reasons to watch the East-West Shrine Game:
Excited to announce that client Josh Augusta @mizzousavage has accepted his invited to the @Shrine_Game
— Sam Mirza (@AgentMirza) December 12, 2016
Aaron Penton of University of Missouri @Mizzou has accepted the invitation to play in the 2017 #ShrineGame - https://t.co/uHAD4gDahQ
— Shrine Game (@Shrine_Game) December 13, 2016
J’den Cox is on the Hodge Trophy watch list
Good lord, I would hope so. From MUtigers.com:
Mizzou Wrestling senior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) was named to the Dan Hodge Trophy Preseason Candidate List, announced by WIN Magazine on Friday. Cox was one of eight wrestlers named to the list for the Hodge, which is equivalent to the Heisman Trophy in college football, and is the most prestigious award in college wrestling.
One Tiger wrestler, Ben Askren, has previously won the award, bringing home the trophy in 2006 and 2007 following back-to-back perfect seasons and NCAA National Championships.
The 2017 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy winner will be named following the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships, which will be held March 16-18 in St. Louis, Mo., at the Scottrade Center. The trophy recipient will be based on a criteria of wrestler's record, number of pins, dominance, past credentials, quality of competition, sportsmanship/citizenship and heart. A committee of past Hodge Trophy winners, national media members and a retired college coach from each region will help select this year's winner. A fan vote will also be counted as two ballots towards the overall end vote.
Mizzou is still ranked fifth overall despite the blowout loss to Ohio State, by the way.
Sierra Michaelis: SEC player of the week
I mean, I guess 19 points and 6 steals per game is pretty good...