Missouri football landed a huge commitment Wednesday — quite literally — when Coppell (Texas) High offensive tackle Mike Ruth gave his verbal pledge via Twitter.
Extremely excited to announce my commitment to the University of Missouri! #ShowMe18 #MizzouMade pic.twitter.com/G7CMnJuSYu
— Mike Ruth (@mikeruth18) July 26, 2017
Ruth is a 6-foot-7, 310-pound prospect from the Dallas suburbs and the sixth commitment the Tigers have picked up from Texas in the 2018 recruiting class.
He is a consensus three-star prospect — according to 247 Sports, Rivals and Scout — and also had offers from Kansas State, Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Boise State, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Miami (Fla.