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TigerStyle welcomes ANOTHER state champ to 2022 class

Mizzou Links for Friday, April 22

By Karen Steger

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WELCOME, JERRDON!

Rock M Nation readers like yourselves are so very lucky to be able to catch up on the latest TigerStyle news from two very good writers who also happen to be avid wrestling fans, Matthew Smith and James Hackney. I do not claim to know a single thing about wrestling, but I’m going to try really hard for the sake of this NEW RECRUIT!

We wish a warm welcome to three-time Kansas state champ Jerrdon Fisher out of Goddard High School, who joins the stacked 2022 class. (SIDE NOTE: I have no idea how to pronounce this guy’s name) According to Connor Langs’ article in the Missourian, the 152-pounder helped his school with its 8th straight 5A title this year, and he won individual titles in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

If you recall, just last week Matthew just did a piece on the Tigers’ recruiting class, and now I guess he’s going to have to add to it? Fisher joins an already loaded 2022 signing class in Missouri, now with NINE state champions in SIX states: Tommy Hagan, Easton Hilton, & Owen Uhls (Missouri), Zeke Seltzer & J Conway (Indiana), Ryan Boersma (Illinois), Kade Moore (Texas), Clayton Whiting (Wisconsin), and now Jerrdon Fisher (Kansas).

ON TO THE LINKS!

FYI: I’ll have the Kentucky softball preview up on Saturday morning before game time. Since we’ve hired all the assistants now, we’re officially in the offseason, it appears.

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Football

A: Badie and his agent believe he could go high as the third round. Fourth might be more realistic, maybe fifth depending on how quickly the top backs in the draft come off the board. It’s not a great year for running backs, so that means teams with a need at the position can afford to wait later in the draft. That could certainly impact a prospect like Badie who’s not considered to be in that elite class of backs this year.

He’s had a lot of Zoom calls with various teams in the last couple weeks and met with every team multiple times both at the Senior Bowl and the combine. I think he’ll bring a lot of value to a team as a second running back. He’s durable. He’s fast. He’s a great receiver. He fits the mold for a modern multidimensional playmaker at the position

  • I mean... DUH. Good tweet, Podcast Producer Levi
  • I recognize these fellas! Glad to see the support from former Tigers in KCMO!

Hoops

From the press release:

“Kyle is a well-respected coach, regardless of level,” Gates said. “He is a great teacher, evaluator and recruiter. I have had a front row seat for 15 years watching him prepare for this opportunity, but also build John A. Logan College into the power it is today. After attempting to hire Coach Smithpeters three years ago, I am excited to see him join the greats who have made this transition before him. It’s no better time to welcome Coach Smithpeters and his family to our staff, the city of Columbia and Mizzou.”

  • An interesting fun fact from Gabe over at PowerMizzou:
  • Now that Coach Kyle is on board, there’s a little rumor going around to watch:

Other Mizzou Sports

  • Mizzou Baseball’s opener against No. 22 LSU didn’t go as well as we’d hoped as the Tigers fell 5-3. According to MUTigers.com, a three-run 5th inning ultimately got the win for the “other” Tigers.

Luke Mann finished 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI triple to lead Mizzou (22-13, 5-11 SEC) offensively. Fox Leum added a 2-for-3 night with a double and hit-by-pitch while scoring a run.

Spencer Miles (2-4) took the loss on the mound. The right-hander was charged with five runs, all earned on 10 hits in 5.2 innings of work. Carter Rustad gave the Tigers an opportunity in relief, finishing the game with 2.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

Mizzou in the Pros (AKA: Utah Jazz Corner)

  • Quin Snyder’s Utah Jazz (49-33, first in NW division, 5th in West) lost to the Dallas Mavericks (52-30, second in the SW division, 4th in the West) in Game 3 of the West 1st Round on Thursday night, 126-118. In Jordan Clarkson’s 30 minutes off the bench, he scored 14 points on 5-9 shooting (1-3 from three) and 3-3 from the charity stripe. JC also had 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 TO and 2 PF, and was +0 on the night.

The Jazz also lost Game 2 on Monday night 110-104, and now are down 2-1 in the series. In JC’s 23 minutes, he scored 21 points on 8-11 shooting (3-4 from three) and 2-2 from the charity stripe. JC also had 1 REB, 2 AST, 1 TO, and 5 PF, and was +1 on the night.

Next Up: Catch Game 4 (at home) on Saturday at 3:30pm on TNT.

  • I couldn’t find any extra JC news for today, so I thought I’d bring up this goodie. Still so funny….

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