For the first time since late April, Missouri’s run on football commitments has one on the offensive side of the football. On Thursday, three-star running back B.J. Harris of McCallie High School (Chattanooga, Tennessee) committed to the Tigers, becoming the fifth player in seven days to say yes to Coach Eliah Drinkwitz.
Harris is 5-foot-10, 193 pounds, and considered by Rivals to be a three-star level talent, and the #32 running back in the country in the ’21 class. He is the #16 overall recruit and second at the running back position, for Missouri, joining Taj Butts, who pledged with tight end Ryan Hoerstkamp on April 25th.
Harris chose Missouri over offers from Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Memphis, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, among others. The commitment boosts MU, according to Rivals rankings, to the #19 spot in the country for the Class of 2021.
With the start of July fast approaching, Missouri’s next targets on the recruiting trail may take more of a regional slant, as a pair of East St. Louis, Illinois wide receivers in Dominic Lovett and Keontez Lewis are believed to be highly coveted by Mizzou, in addition to Kansas City Lincoln Prep defensive end Tobechi Okoli, Pike High School (Indianapolis, IN) defensive end Kyran Montgomery, and Carrollton, Georgia defensive end Khristian Zachary.
In help fill a void, and add competition to fill Mizzou’s current opening at the kicking position, the Tigers, on Friday, added University of Kentucky kicking specialist Grant McKinniss as a transfer. McKinniss will be immediately eligible to play in 2020 at Missouri. He handed duties over the past two years in Lexington that including holder, kicker, and punter positions.
As it pertains to the spread of COVID-19, Missouri athletics is doing “OK” when compared to other rival institutions, but nowhere near “perfect”. Since June 8th, the university has tested 308 individuals for COVID-19, with five tests coming back positive. Of the five, four are considered asymptomatic. MU Spokesperson Nick Joos confirmed that of the five positive cases, four are from student-athletes.
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