Mizzou OL Connor Tollison decides on 2025, per report
Mizzou is reportedly getting a key lineman back for next season.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel shares that redshirt junior center Connor Tollison informed the Tiger staff of his plans to return. Tollison was considered a top prospect for the NFL Draft before suffering a knee injury in the Oklahoma game.
Sources: Missouri redshirt junior center Connor Tollison has informed the staff that he plans to return next season. He was considered a top NFL prospect at his position before suffering a knee injury against Oklahoma earlier this month. pic.twitter.com/YMTknls3cO
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 26, 2024
The Tollison news isn’t a huge surprise to those who have been following coach Eli Drinkwitz on the situation. Two weeks ago, Drinkwitz expressed confidence in Tollison’s return.
“I know he’ll bounce back. I know we’ll get him back for next year,” Drinkwitz said when announcing Tollison was out for the remainder of the 2024 campaign.
Tollison, listed at 6-4, 290 pounds on the 2024 roster, stepped into a starting role in 2022 as a redshirt freshman. He started all 13 games of the 2023 campaign. He’ll enter 2025, his final season of eligibility, with 34 career starts to his name.
Mizzou, without Tollison, will cap the 2024 regular season against Arkansas. The Tigers have the chance to pick up a 9th win and boost their postseason stock.
Please beat Arkansas. Fans are already chirping down here saying they always have the best team but just don’t care about Misery.
Only losers say the reason they lose is because they don’t care. If you don’t care you have no business playing.
Thank you for your interest in Mizzou football.
Great news really, and not unsurprising.