That 2021 Mizzou tight end commit Gavin McKay’s dad, Orlando McKay, just so happened to play under Gary Pinkel at Washington, while Pinkel was the offensive coordinator there?
That’s pretty dang cool.
This was mentioned in The Athletic, as Peter Baugh wrote a Q and A piece with tight end commit Gavin McKay (subscription needed). The conversation includes how McKay’s recruiting process went, his first impressions of Eli Drinkwitz, and much more.
Here are a couple of tidbits from the interview:
McKay became the second commitment of Missouri’s 2021 recruiting class, and he has high expectations as this class starts to unfold:
It’s been really great to see all the guys who have hopped on board with the #NewZou ever since I committed.