Show-Me State Recruiting Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With spring finally here there is an increased emphasis on recruiting and for teams getting players on campus to check them out in person using their spring practices as a way to get a closer look at them, and to gage their potential interest. We've actually seen a few players pull the trigger on commitments recently after those visits. Here is a look at the movers, shakers and happenings in recruiting in the Show-Me State, </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Mary's 2027 RB [player_tooltip player_id='1452148' first='Kingston' last='Miles'] (6'1" 200) had a big week following his recent UA Next Camp showing with offers coming in from Alabama, USC and Kentucky in the past week. Miles holds offers from Mizzou, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado, Tennessee, Kansas State and others. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kansas verbal commit [player_tooltip player_id='1590182' first='Deng' last='Tong'] (6'1" 165) will likely continue to see his recruitment pick up despite his known commitment to the Jayhawks following his recently running a 4.33 forty at an Under Armour camp. Mississippi State was the first new offer following news of Deng's performance. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michigan State is the most recent offer for Republic 2027 S prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1324009' first='Keiran' last='Govan'] (6'2" 200). I wrote about Govan recent explosion of offers from D1 schools just since the start of this month. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Penn State has offered Cardinal Ritter 2028 speedster [player_tooltip player_id='1598550' first='Ryan' last='Richmond-McDavis'] (6'0" 165), who also has made recent very good showings at events. Ryan has had a huge spring with his recruitment really taking off. He will be one of the more heavily recruitment prospects in his class before all is said and done. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cardinal Ritter 2027 LB [player_tooltip player_id='1188358' first='Marshaun' last='Ivy'] (6'3" 225) will be at Arizona State this weekend for a visit. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northern Iowa has offered SLUH 2027 LB [player_tooltip player_id='1188263' first='Ty' last='Lige'] (6'1" 215) his latest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southern Illinois extended an offer to Kearney 2027 QB [player_tooltip player_id='1265525' first='Carter' last='Temple'] (6'3" 210), and North Dakota State also pulled the trigger on an offer to the talented south-paw quarterback. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Dakota State is the latest offer for Raymore-Peculiar 2027 DB talent [player_tooltip player_id='1131048' first='Josiah' last='Robinson'] (5'11"185).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Iowa State will host St. Mary's 2028 OT [player_tooltip player_id='1405389' first='Darrius' last='Smiley'] (6'5" 278) this Saturday for a Junior Day event. Smiley was among the top young offensive linemen at the St. Louis UA Next camp.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lee's Summit West 2027 OL Jack Cornett (6'5" 280) landed his first offer from Augustana. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->