June has traditionally been a quiet time for football recruiting at Mizzou, but since the start of the month Barry Odom has nailed down six verbal commitments for the 2020 recruiting class. That’s nearly one every three days.
A year ago, Mizzou had only four commitments heading into July. In 2017, just five. The Tigers have 10 for 2020, the latest being wide receiver Maureese Wren, of Tyler, Texas, Junior College, who committed to the Tigers on Wednesday.
“Number one, it’s the continuing work of building relationships,” Odom said Wednesday. “Staff continuity and recruiting by position has helped us.