Missouri Football Recruiting: Pinkel Searches For Next Talented Tigers

With the move to the SEC comes the need for better talent. And Missouri is well positioned to take advantage of its move to the Southeastern Conference. See: Missouri Football Recruiting: Can Tigers Compete For SEC Recruits?

For more on the involved teams, check out Texas Longhorns blog Burnt Orange Nation, Missouri Tigers blog Rock M Nation and Arkansas Razorbacks blog Arkansas Expats.

Throughout his recruitment, however, Green-Beckham has been very quiet. One thing that is known about his recruitment, however, is that he would like to stay close to his home in Springfield, Missouri, as his younger brother has leukemia. He holds legitimate offers from every major school in the country, and has narrowed his list to Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma.

Green-Beckham has also been light on visits. He did visit Texas, and the feedback he gave to the Longhorns was such that for a while, Austin insiders felt they had an excellent shot. And that feeling only increased, as Green-Beckham was noncommittal about setting visits to other schools.

You’ve heard of helicopter parents whirling around their kids’ sporting activities, but what about a helicopter coach? In an effort to woo Dorial Green-Beckham, the top recruit in the country, Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel grabbed his handy chopper and touched down at the young man’s school on Wednesday.

This is the sideshow that is recruiting. Coaches will pull out all the stops -- limos, private jets, helicopters -- to impress a prospective student athlete. The bigger the recruit, the more a coach goes all out to try and gain any kind of competitive advantage.

Evan Boehm is arguably the top guard recruit in the country for the 2012 recruiting cycle. From Lee’s Summit West High School (Mo.), Boehm stands 6’3” and weighs in at a solid 300 pounds. He has the build of a college player right now. SB Nation caught up with Boehm recently to get his thoughts on the Under Armour All-America experience, his visit to Auburn, and his recommitment to Missouri.

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