Butler to Mizzou!

You may have heard by now, but four-star center Jordan Butler has committed to Mizzou, picking Missouri over Auburn and the in-state team South Carolina — as Matthew Harris covered the in-depth breaking basketball recruiting news.

ICYMI: Some highlights to share from Butler’s commitment:

And we can’t forget about the bat signals!

This is why Charlton Young is getting paid the big bucks as an assistant. Having a past relationship with Butler’s older brother at Florida State was a huge factor in this recruitment.

With the addition of Jordan Butler, Mizzou Basketball’s 2023 recruiting class rankings have moved up to 13th in the country on Rivals and 39th on On3 Sports (247Sports hasn’t been updates).

This is also significant:

Onto football, the leading wide receiver in the SEC gets some well-deserved and obvious recognition as Dominic Lovett has been added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List — one of 53 best receivers or pass catchers in the country on the list.

Onto the links. M-I-Z!

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Yesterday at Rock M

• Opponents Preview: Florida Gators, from Nate Edwards
• From Brandon Kiley: Is Mizzou’s defensive turnaround legit?
• From Brandon Kiley’s BK’s Bets: SEC Week 6 Bets
• Basketball Recruiting from Matthew Harris: Four-star post Jordan Butler commits to Missouri
• Offensive Presser Notes: Florida Week, from Brandon Haynes

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More Links:

(STLToday)

• Mizzou football at Florida: 5 things to watch as Tigers head to The Swamp, writes Dave Matter
• From Dave Matter: Mizzou basketball lands pledge from four-star center Jordan Butler
• From Dave Matter’s SEC college football Week 6 predictions: Can Vols survive Death Valley?

(Columbia Missourian)

• From Jack Knowlton: Four-star big man Butler commits to MU men’s basketball class of ‘23
• From Kenny Van Doren, Kyle Pinnell, and Jack Soble: MU tight end Stephens praises scouting for rare TD; Lovett named to Biletnikoff watch list

(Columbia Daily Tribune)

• From Chris Kwiecinski: Class of 2023 four-star center Jordan Butler commits to Mizzou basketball

(Miscellaneous/Tweets)

• Mizzou Made’s Max Scherzer gets the start in the Mets’ Game 1 Wild Card game vs the Padres on Friday night (7:00 on ESPN)

• Former Missouri Tiger Aijha Blackwell has landed on the preseason All-Big 12 team and was voted Newcomer of the Year. Big congrats to Aijha who should be in for a big season at Baylor!

• Obviously, it’s way too early — but Mizzou Women’s Basketball is among Last Four In in ESPN’s Charlie Creme’s NCAAW preseason bracketology
• From the SEC: Hayley Frank, Haley Troup, Kobe Brown, and Nick Honor will be attending the SEC Basketball Men’s and Women’s Media Days
• On MUTigers.com, Soccer Prepares for No. 19 Tennessee and Florida
• Here’s a look at Florida’s Week 5 depth chart heading into the Missouri game:

• From Week 3 against Abilene-Christian; Brody Moreland was announced as Kid Captain for the Tigers. Watch this. Awesome stuff.

• Mizzou Gymnastics comes in fifth in the SEC rankings! (Editor’s note: #gymnasticsschool)

• Cool looking poster for Mizzou Swimming and Diving schedule this season

• Mizzou Women’s Basketball putting in the work

• White Board Wednesdays with Dennis Gates!

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