Show-Me Recruiting Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colleges usually wait until after the first three games of the high school season before they go back into the water fishing for players to add to their current recruiting class or for the following years ahead. Here is a look at the latest recruiting happening in the notebook.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The University of Miami has offered Blue Springs 2026 DL [player_tooltip player_id='284045' first='Ronelle' last='Johnson'] (6'3" 270) this past week. The top 5 PRZ ranked talent is currently committed to Indiana.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Virginia has liked what it's seen from Platte County 2026 WR and current South Dakota State commit [player_tooltip player_id='1260478' first='Braiden' last='Stevens'] (5'10" 165) so far this season and extended an offer to the speedy receiver. Stevens team is off to a 4-0 start and putting up video game like numbers in their wins over opponents. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arkansas State is another team looking to flip some Missouri talent committed to other schools. Kearney twin DTs [player_tooltip player_id='212328' first='Mason' last='Beaver'] (6'2" 284) and [player_tooltip player_id='212327' first='Isaac' last='Beaver'] (6'2" 285) both landed offers from the Redwolves this past week. The Beavers have been committed to North Dakota since the summer, but that hasn't stopped teams from continuing to recruit them. Expect more teams to try and influence their commitments. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arkansas State continued looking in the Kansas City area for talent in the 2026 class to flip by offering Platte County TE [player_tooltip player_id='1320111' first='Brooks' last='Hall'] (6'5" 225) who is part of that explosive offense that has been rolling over opponents early. Hall is currently committed to South Dakota. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big 10 schools Michigan State and Nebraska recently offered St. Mary's 2027 RB [player_tooltip player_id='1452148' first='Kingston' last='Miles'] (6'1" 195), and the speedy back with size also added a Kansas State offer this month. He's off to a big start in 2025 and should continue to see his recruiting profile expand. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Carolina is the latest offer for Cardinal Ritter 2027 LB [player_tooltip player_id='1188358' first='Marshaun' last='Ivy'] (6'3" 225) who has some game day visits coming up to schools in the Midwest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Dakota has offered Kearney 2027 QB [player_tooltip player_id='1265525' first='Carter' last='Temple'] (6'3" 215) following a game day visit from him. The left-handed dual-threat quarterback talent has his team undefeated through 4 games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SLUH 2028 LB talent [player_tooltip player_id='1598541' first='Anthony' last='Busby'] (6'1" 215) had a big week landing offers from Nebraska and home state Missouri with a strong early season performance from him. The physical playmaker will continue to rise among the class of 2028 standouts in recruiting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nebraska offered Cardinal Ritter 2028 WR [player_tooltip player_id='1598550' first='Ryan' last='Richmond-McDavis'] (6'1" 170) who has been a real playmaker early in 2025. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some rare 2029 offers happened recently as Nebraska offered SLUH 2029 (6'5" 190) WR/TE [player_tooltip player_id='1741247' first='Tristen' last='Johnson'] and De Smet freshman ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1404856' first='Caden' last='Sharp'] (5'9" 170) who has been a name in recruiting circles in middle school for people to know about. Sharp has seen most of his time on varsity as a returner but has the skills to play WR or RB as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parkway West 2026 WR [player_tooltip player_id='1400010' first='Leyton' last='Usry'] (5'11" 175) recently added an offer from Southwest Baptist University. On the other side of the state Odessa WR Amaury Powell (6'2" 165) also added an offer from Southwest Baptist. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Timberland 2026 LB [player_tooltip player_id='369030' first='Riley' last='Holstein'] (6'2" 210) has added offers from Morningside University and Missouri S&amp;T. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->