SAN ANTONIO – All of the applications recruiting Trajen Greco had an fascinating pitch however when it got here to Missouri, the three-star athlete simply related extra with the teaching employees.
It’s why the Tigers gained out over Georgia Tech and USC Saturday right here on the All-American Bowl.
Missouri’s coaches developed a fantastic relationship with the Hoschton (Ga.) Mill Creek standout, he liked this system in Columbia and whereas the Yellow Jackets and the Trojans have been intriguing, Missouri gained out.
“The tradition that they’re constructing stood out,” Greco mentioned.
“The coaches and the tradition they’re constructing, the brotherhood there may be wonderful. At any time when I went to any of them, it felt like household. A college might say they need you nevertheless it actually felt like they needed me.”
Missouri’s season couldn’t have damage, both.
The Tigers completed 11-2 this season and beat Ohio State within the Cotton Bowl. There’s large momentum heading into the offseason and Greco didn’t wish to miss out on what’s taking place with the Tigers.
“I might inform the best way (coach Eli Drinkwitz) got here in and he informed all people that they’re going to do it,” Greco mentioned.
In late June, the three-star standout dedicated to Georgia Tech however backed off that pledge in November. The Yellow Jackets have been nonetheless underneath severe consideration as staying near house and enjoying in entrance of his household was a significant draw.
USC was a finalist as properly particularly as a result of the Trojans recruited him so laborious and Greco totally appreciated that from the Trojans’ teaching employees. However Missouri made a significant transfer for the Hoschton Mill Creek standout in current weeks and the Tigers gained out.
