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Talented DB Phillip Roche Commits to Missouri Tigers

The Missouri Tigers picked up another major commitment in defensive back Phillip Roche on Monday

Matt Galatzan

Talented DB Phillip Roche Commits to Missouri Tigers
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The Missouri Tigers recruiting momentum continued on Monday when they landed a commitment from talented Merriville (IN) defensive back, Phillip Roche.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Roche made his announcement via his personal Twitter account, becoming the 12th commitment of the 2023 class for the Tigers. 

Roche picked Mizzou over offers from Power 5 programs such as Boston College, UCONN, Indiana, Nebraska, Purdue, and Wisconsin. He also held Group of 5 offers from Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Toledo, and Western Michigan.

Roche recently took an unofficial visit to Missouri on October 1 against Georgia, and also visited the Nebraska Cornhuskers unofficially in April.

So far this season for Merriville, Roche has amassed 46 tackles, one forced fumble, and one interception. 

The fifth commitment on the defensive side of the ball for Mizzou, Roche now joins cornerbacks Les Hewitt and Shamar McNeil, edge Jahkai Lang, and linebacker Brayshawn Littlejohn as a member of the 2023 class.

The Tigers now have 12 total commitments in the class, with tight end Brett Norfleet, wide receiver Joshua Manning, offensive tackle Logan Reichert, quarterback Gabarri Johnson, running back Jamal Roberts, wide receivers Marquis Johnson, Joshua Manning, and Nicholas Deloach coming in on the offensive side of the ball.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MizzouSportsTalk.com, AllAggies.com and LonghornsCountry.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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