Remember when Mizzou would get a blue-chip high school recruit and we didn’t have to worry about needing to re-recruit them at the end of their freshman season? Those were the days!
Obviously that lede is more than a tad facetious. The uptick Missouri has experienced in high school recruiting under Eli Drinkwitz has been a development none of us would trade. However, the emergence of the transfer portal as a game-changing force in college football has added a bit of nuance to consider. Missouri is perennially bringing in Top 20 classes, yet has had a bit of bad luck converting some of the high-end recruits into major contributors.