Tigers WR Luther Burden Says He's Staying at Missouri

Missouri Tigers five-star freshman receiver Luther Burden III has confirmed that he is staying Missouri, after causing speculation by deleting all connections to Tigers on his Instagram.

UPDATE:

(9/27 2:00 AM)

Tigers fans can collectively exhale this morning. Late last night, Luther Burden III took to twitter to reassure the Mizzou faithful that he's not gong anywhere.

"Mizzou fans: Please don't misunderstand my intentions. I'm always a TIGER! Just be patient, here we come! #Reset #MIZ LB3" read the twitter message, accompanied by a photo of Burden in his Tigers uniform.

It's a good sign for the Missouri faithful. After a heartbreaking loss at Auburn, losing. a play like Burden could have signaled catastrophe. But it looks like everything is copasetic in Tiger town as Burden is back in the fold, and hopefully being made a priority in this week's game planning. 

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(9/26 5:00 PM)

Is frustration mounting in Columbia?

On Monday, Missouri Tigers freshman Luther Burden III, the team's star freshman and arguably most talented offensive player deleted all ties to the program from his Instagram.

This comes after three weeks of being relatively uninvolved with the Tigers' offense.

Burden, the No. 14 recruit in the class of 2022, was perhaps the most highly regarded player to ever sign with Mizzou when he chose them last year. 

His freshman season started with a bang, scoring two touchdowns against LA Tech (1 rush/1 rec). The following week against Kansas State, he got the ball twice. 

In Week 4 against Auburn, in a game where Mizzou only scored 14 points and desperately needed offense, he got the ball once when he was subbed on to receive a punt.

Now, the freshman standout has deleted Missouri from his social media bios and posted a cryptic message on his Instagram that simply read "Patiently waiting...". 

Since that message, he's taken to Twitter to write two messages supporting teammate Dominic Lovett. One with a graphic showing Lovett's lead in the SEC for receiving yards and another showing the pair in Missouri uniform.

Twin the best in the country https://t.co/9nV0FqaX2N

— luther (@lutherburden3) September 26, 2022

It's still far too early to tell what, if anything, any of it means, but hopefully for the Tigers, head coach Eli Drinkwitz can get this sorted out quickly.

The Tigers and Burden are scheduled to take the field next Saturday against the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs in Columbia.

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