After a summer where the 2026 recruiting cycle slowed to a crawl , things have picked back up to their normal pace, with commitments flying off the board in September and October. And now that we're entering the early signing period, which begins Wednesday and runs until Nov. 19 -- expect another flurry of announcements.

Missouri has held the No. 1 recruiting class since the Tigers landed Jason Crowe and Toni Bryant over the summer. Dennis Gates' program is the only one in the country with multiple five-star prospects currently in the fold.

Will that hold until the end of the period?

Crowe is the only top-10 prospect off the board, so there is plenty of time for other programs -- including the usual suspects at the top of the recruiting rankings -- to make up ground. Moreover,

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