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Junior college edge rusher picks Mizzou again

A familiar name is back on Missouri's football commitment list. Junior college defensive end Shemar Pearl, who first committed to Mizzou as a high school senior in 2018, announced his pledge to the Tigers on Thursday.

The Plano, Texas, native first planned to join MU's 2019 recruiting class but needed a year at Garden City, Kan., Community College, where he posted 22 tackles and two sacks as a freshman last season. He chose Mizzou over South Carolina and Texas Tech. Pearl gives the Tigers 12 commitments for the 2021 class. For now, the class ranks No.