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Twice as nice: Mizzou lands former Houston standout OL, 2nd transfer commitment of day
By Andrew Olson
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Eli Drinkwitz and his staff are doing work in the transfer portal. Shortly after landing a commitment from LB Nyles Gaddy, the Tigers picked up another transfer.
Former Houston G Cam’Ron Johnson is headed to CoMo, where he’ll reunite with his former position coach, Brandon Jones. Johnson shared the big news on Twitter.
Time to finish what i started??♂️#MIZ pic.twitter.com/Qzyi6ojLbj
— Cam’Ron (@camronmarques) May 6, 2023
Johnson leaves Houston after 4 seasons with the Cougars. A Houston native, his college career began in 2019.
Johnson redshirted his first season at Houston. He took just 1 snap during the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
In 2021, Johnson logged 669 snaps, playing 13 games as the backup left guard. He allowed just 3 sacks in 345 opportunities, including just 1 in the final 7 games over 223 opportunities.
Johnson moved up the depth chart to become Houston’s starting left guard in 2022. He logged 905 snaps, allowing just 1 sack in 556 opportunities. For his strong 2022 season, Johnson was named First-Team All-American Athletic Conference.
Johnson chose Mizzou over offers from Arkansas, South Carolina, Arizona State, Cal, Maryland and West Virginia. With his redshirt season and the NCAA’s COVID-19 waiver, Johnson has 2 remaining seasons of eligibility.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
