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3 notes from the first Missouri football training of the spring camp

It has to be spring.

For the first time in 2025, Missouri Football opened part of his practice for the media and ran through the exercises in the establishment of the Stephens Indoor in Columbia on Saturday morning.

The Tigers, who have 28 new players between transfers and high school this spring, reported in the team facility on Friday and organized a procedure. The team went through more organized exercises on Saturday. The opening times of the practice – about 25 minutes – were open to observation.

That makes the snack bars difficult. Missouris large group of newcomers has no number in their respective jerseys-one common practice under head coach Eli Drinkwitz, since the players earn as a performance-based incentive-which makes identification a challenge from three floors on an observation deck.

In training on Saturday, the team mainly went through special teams and some ball security exercises. The team probably later got into situation work.

Getränkewitz 'message for day 1?

“I told them:” Today she should be the worst day you have as a Missouri football player, because it is your first day, you are not sure, “said Drinkwitz.” From this point, it's about growing and getting better. And I am confident that all these boys will do so. “

The spring camp is in progress, and here are three grades that can know from Mizzous's first open training:

Relaxation of injuries: Who practiced, who was not for Missouri Football?

Three players carried green jerseys on Saturday: narrow end of Brett Norfleet, outside Linebacker Khalil Jacobs and border security Marvin Burks Jr.

At least two prominent players did not seem to be on the field that ran through exercises: defensive end Darris Smith and Center Connor Tollison, although Getränkewitz said both only carried out limited work without contacts.

Most of these names were expected. Both great season and Jacobs suffered the injuries at the end of the season during the 2024 campaign and are probably still in the recovery phase. Norfleet was operated on shortly after the regular season finals of the Tigers and Mus missed victory in the Music City Bowl. Smith suffered a knee injury at the end of the season before the 2024 campaign began.

On Smith: “He does through what he can do. He is one of those who only want to twitch because of his length, speed and twitching, but we limit the contact that he can have,” said Drinkwitz. … “He does all the non -contact things we can, but we just don't want to put him in a negative situation. We know how physically and talented is just about it. to regain. “

At great season: “He's doing really well,” said Drinkwitz. “You know that he is able to be out here and to snap against seven against seven. Obviously he is not able, but he really attacked his rehab, and I am really proud of him and how much he was done. “

On Norfleet: “We like where we are. Obviously we will be very careful, as we try to use it this spring. Do you don't want setbacks. “

Offensive line sales in full swing

With great season on the sidelines, the make -up of Missouris offensive line was almost very different.

Mizzou will replace the right Tackle Armand Membou, the right security guard Cam'ron Johnson and the left Tackle Marcus Bryant this season. On Saturday, the absence of Tollison was that the Linkwache Cayden Green was the only overview of Mus five starters last year.

In the short windows that looked at the offensive line for something that resembled a live representative on Saturday, Mizzou ran with West Virginia Transfer Johnny Williams IV.

In a further line -up it looked as if the true newcomer was Henry Fenuku on the left guard, while redshirt was newcomer Talan Chandler in the middle. Redshirt Junior Curtis Peagler was in the right security guard and Redshirt in the second year was Brandon Solis in the right tack. The redshirt -newcomer Whit Heller, who switched from the tight end to an offensive line in the low end, also took some repetitions in the right tackle, said Drinkwitz.

Getränkewitz said he appreciates how Guidice has accepted the challenge in the center since his arrival on campus, and the coach said he was thrown over Wally Pipp with great. However, you can expect to return as a starting center as soon as it has been resolved to practice again.

The head coach also expanded the recruitment of the three new transfers of the Tiger – Williams, Trost and Guidice -, which apparently seem to be the top runner for the start of places in autumn.

“It always starts with sportiness for us,” said Drinkwitz. “We want big, long, sporty boys and then toughness. And ultimately we have to make sure that it fits a scheme. We start with the outer zone. We felt that these boys were sporty enough and were able to deal with it. “

Work special teams

Most of the Open portion practice focused on special team exercises. The tigers used the returning broad recipients Daniel Blood and Marquis Johnson as Punt returnees, which corresponds to last season.

The Tigers have two kickers on the campus, with the returning starter Blake Craig and the preferred walk-on Robert Meyer repetitions. Mizzou currently only seems to have one of one in Stanford Transfer Connor Weselman.