Once a Lancer and Bulldog, Cody Schrader is finally a Tiger.
“I just thought I was in the place in my life where I could finally ... chase my dream of playing in the SEC, especially playing for Mizzou,” Schrader said in an interview with KMIZ ABC 17 before the season.
The 5-foot-9, 214-pound running back received a grand total of zero Division-I offers out of Lutheran South High School in St. Louis despite exploding for 111 total touchdowns, including 99 of the rushing variety, and 6,759 rushing yards. Schrader set 17 school records while earning first-team all-state honors as a senior.