Last spring I wrote a story on these electronic pages diving into how Eli Drinkwitz’ approach to roster building evolved from his first to his fourth seasons at Missouri. In his first two years, he went heavily into high school recruiting, where he signed some of the best prep classes in the school’s history. With the advent of the transfer portal, and with the maturation of his roster, he scaled back in signing high schoolers, and augmented his team with veterans – specifically focusing on adding transfers from Power Five schools with multiple years of eligibility.
So far in this offseason, we have seen that trend continue, but with a new wrinkle.