Let’s go in the ‘way back’ machine, shall we? The year is 2021. The month is February. Missouri is in the first full year under head football coach Eli Drinkwitz. Recruiting is reaching borderline unprecedented levels of success. The Tigers have signed five 4-star recruits and the recruiting class is ranked by Rivals as the 19th best in the country. Everything is looking up. Optimism is abound.
What happened?
The 23-man recruiting class which was once held in such high regard has just eight players remaining on the roster. JaDarrius Perkins and J’Marion Gooch never made it on campus.