St. Louis has become one of the premier recruiting hotspots in the nation as of late. In the past, schools such as Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas, and even other SEC schools could easily come in and poach talent from The Gateway to the West.
Eliah Drinkwitz came in and made it a point to lock down the Missouri borders, and the biggest battle to accomplish this task takes place in St. Louis. In his first two recruiting classes, Drinkwitz has managed to reel in nine players from the St. Louis area. For context, the Tigers managed to sign only five in the two years prior.