COLUMBIA, Mo. — There’s something about Nicholas Deloach Jr. and taking leaps.
He did it in high school — really well in high school, to be precise, to the point he pushed for a triple crown of Illinois state championships in the triple jump, long jump and high jump.
Ahead of his second season as a cornerback at Missouri, Deloach has done it again. This time, his leap is developmental. And instead of landing on a mat or in a spray of sand, the Cahokia product has a chance to land on the field in a prominent role for the Tigers defense.