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JANUARY 12

One of the top junior football recruits in America will make it to Missouri before the end of the month. 

Williams Nwaneri, according to 247Sports, will be back on campus the weekend of January 28. The in-state star out of Lee's Summit (Mo.) North holds nearly 30 scholarship offers to his name, adding Ohio State on Wednesday. 

Missouri, which hosted Nwaneri on campus last year, initially offered the pass rusher a scholarship back in November of 2021 -- and was the first SEC program to do so. 

JANUARY 11

Incoming Missouri Tigers wideout Joshua Manning got in some unique practice this week, catching passes from Super Bowl-winning quarterback and NFL MVP candidate, Patrick Mahomes. 

Manning, a four-star recruit out of Lee's Summit (MO) is arguably the top 2023 prospect coming into the program in this cycle. 

JANUARY 5

As Missouri looks ahead to the class of 2024, a new and intriguing offer went out on Thursday morning. 

An SEC legacy in Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., son of the former Alabama defensive back, announced a new offer from the Tigers' defensive staff.

The Gadsden City (Ala.) junior standout can project at cornerback or safety at the next level. He already has offers from South Carolina and Georgia Tech, among others, while in-state Alabama and Auburn keep close tabs on the 6-foot prospect.

Mizzou did not sign a prospect from the state of Alabama in the 2023 cycle.

DECEMBER 18

The Missouri Tigers landed an intriguing commitment on Sunday night, in Pine Bluff (AR) defensive end/tight end Jordon Harris. 

Harris is now the 17th commitment of the 2023 class for the Tigers.

Harris has the capability of playing on both sides of the ball, and is a tremendous athlete, also playing basketball for Pine Bluff.

DECEMBER 8

South Carolina native and longtime Missouri commitment Brayshawn Littlejohn will be back on the program's campus this week for his official visit. 

The Gaffney High School star announced the news via social media just a week or so after multiple Tiger coaches, including Eli Drinkwitz, went in-home with the senior for a visit of their own. 

Littlejohn has been a Mizzou pledge since June despite some 20 other scholarship offers to his name.

NOVEMBER 4

The Missouri Tigers have offered Liberty (Mo.) North 2024 6'3" 200 WR prospect Keelan Smith. 

It's the second offer overall for Smith, who picked up his first offer from Nebraska last week.

The junior receiver has caught 37 passes for 701 yards and 10 TDs heading so far on the season.

Hazelwood (Mo.) Central 2024 6'5" 275 DL/OL Tionne Gray, who already holds a Missouri Tigers offer, will be among several game day visitors for this Saturday's Mizzou game against Kentucky.

Gray also currently holds offers from Arkansas and Kansas along with Missouri.

Another name to watch among game day visitors for a possible offer from the Tigers is St. Louis (Mo. ) University High 2026 OLB/S prospect Keenan Harris 6'1" 190. 

Harris has been among the top freshman players in the state of Missouri in 2022.

OCTOBER 27

The Missouri Tigers have been on a good run on the recruiting trail as of late, and on Thursday that continued, with head coach Eliah Drinkwitz reeling in another talented under-the-radar commitment in League City (TX) defensive lineman, Serigne Tounkara.

Tounkara picked the Tigers over offers from a variety of FBS programs, including Houston, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss, Oregon State, SMU, TCU, and Tulane.

The Tigers first offered Tounakara in May of 2022, with the 6-foot-3, 240-pound prospect taking his official visit on October 21. 

OCTOBER 21

The Missouri Tigers missed out on a big-time in-state target on Friday when Marvin the St. Louis (Mo.) Cardinal Ritter blue-chip defender Marvin Burks committed to the Ole Miss Rebels.

Burks chose the Rebels over the Tigers, as well as Texas A&M, LSU and Oklahoma.

Before committing to the Rebels, Burks had 28 total offers, and 26 FBS offers, including Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas A&M, USC, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. 

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