Pinkel: Beckner still working to become eligible - STLtoday.com
COLUMBIA, Mo. • Terry Beckner Jr. , the top prize in Missouri’s 2015 recruiting class, still has “some work to do” to become academically eligible to enroll at Mizzou, Tigers coach Gary Pinkel said during Wednesday’s SEC conference call. Beckner, the five-star prospect from East St. Louis, chose Missouri over Auburn, Florida State and Ohio State on national signing day back in February. We’ll see what happens in the next month or so. “But he’s certainly a guy who can come in — we want all our players to come in and compete to play — but with his size, strength and competitiveness he can come and certainly compete to play right away. We’ll know in the next month or so. ”. In February, Missouri assistant Cornell Ford , Beckner’s primary recruiter, said the defensive lineman had to work to secure his eligibility, but added, “Nothing that we’re worried about. The final test date is June 13. Missouri’s freshman players will begin arriving in Columbia early next month with the first session of summer classes starting June 8. A second four-week session of classes begins July 6. In years past, Pinkel's... Source: www.stltoday.com
