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Martez Manuel announces plans for 2022 season
Martez Manuel has become a key part of the Mizzou defense the past couple of seasons.
This year, he was the team’s second-leading tackler, piling up 77 tackles (8 for a loss), 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 pass breakups and a forced fumble. He didn’t play in the bowl game due to an injury issue.
But, on Saturday morning, he started Mizzou’s 2022 on a high note, announcing via Twitter that he was coming back for one more year with the Tigers:
One more year let’s do it🐅 #MIZ pic.twitter.com/ql6VdbtOb2
— Tezo (@martezmanuel13) January 1, 2022
Manuel was a team captain for the Tigers in 2021 and will likely repeat in that role in 2022.
This is great news for Steve Wilks and the Mizzou defense heading into an important 2022 season.
He’s a good player, glad he’s back.
Getting a team captain back, that more then just physical.
Finally some encouraging news from a MU men’s athletic program
Wtf mikey? A top 10 recruiting class wasn’t good news? Couple of transfers one from Clemson and the center may both start. Bazelak who I liked 2 years and longer floundered has left and I wish him well but I expected more and as I said so many times let’s see what Brady and Tyler bring to the position. So now we will. If only Sam would be here by spring.
Bazelak has yet to announce a transfer destination … and healthy he has at least an equal chance to start. That could be very important, otherwise Drink has to throw a freshman, or a red shirt freshman with an unproven arm in the game to replace an Cook if he can’t win the day for some reason.