It’s rare that you see young, talented offensive linemen make a splash at the Division I level. It’s even rarer to see it at the Power Four. And it’s even rarer to see those guys move schools. And yet for the second consecutive season, Mizzou has scooped up an underclassman with lots of promise for their line.
Johnny Williams IV out of West Virginia, committed to the Tigers between Christmas and the Music City Bowl, giving Eli Drinkwitz and Brandon Jones their third addition of the offseason. That tracks with what we expected the staff to do in the portal, though I’m not sure we expected a redshirt freshman with lots of snaps to his name to be a part of the incoming group.