Missouri lands commitment from 2022 LB Carmycah Glass
Missouri picked up a linebacker commitment in their 2022 class on Sunday in Ouachita (La.) product Carmycah Glass, who the Tigers' staff brought in for an official visit over the weekend.
Glass bet on himself by not signing in December, knowing he could play big-time football. His dream is now a reality.
"Throughout my whole recruitment I was being told by teammates and players who have played at the next level and coaches that I was good enough to play at the SEC level and I decided not to sign at the early signing day for that reason," he explained. "Mizzou was the first school to give me that opportunity and the coaching staff showed me some things that I would love to be apart of."
Glass established a great relationship with a majority of Missouri's defensive staff, particularly linebackers coach D.J. Smith.
"Coach DJ (Smith) is still young and he's like the understanding coach. He's been in my shoes and he's been to the league and knows what it takes to get there. I feel like I could learn a lot under him and step my game up."
The campus and community of Columbia was another aspect that stuck out to the future Tiger during his visit.
"It felt like I was in a football city essentially," Glass noted. "The facilities were the best I've seen on any visit i've ever been to. I like how the football stadium and downtown were basically next to each other. I can tell that football means a lot too Columbia."
While Glass didn't have an offer from Missouri when he initially arrived in Columbia, he soon received one from head coach Eli Drinkwitz and committed on the spot.
"Coach Drink brought me and my parents in and he asked me was distance from home an issue i said not for me but for my mom maybe," Glass said jokingly. "Coach Drink told me that they were offering me a scholarship and asked when I wanted to announce my commitment. I told him right now. He told me welcome aboard then opened the door for me and yelled to a few of the other staff members 'WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT.'"
Listed at 6-foot-4, 210-pounds, Glass had a stellar senior season where he tallied 108 tackles, eight tackles for loss, and six pass break-ups. That production earned him First-Team and Defensive MVP honors in District 2-5A along with All-State honors in 5A.
"The first time I ever talked to him (DJ Smith) he told me how he liked linebackers that were multiple. He said he felt that i could be a plus in the pass and run game."
Glass had other notable offers from the likes of New Mexico, Lamar, McNeese State, and Houston Baptist.
The Monroe, Louisiana native becomes the 17th overall commitment for Missouri in the 2022 class and second linebacker, joining Xavier Simmons of Northwest Guilford (N.C.) who is already on campus as a mid-year enrollee.
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