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Elite Safety Marvin Burks Signs With Missouri

Elite safety prospect Marvin Burks is officially a Missouri Tiger

Matt Galatzan

Elite Safety Marvin Burks Signs With Missouri
Elite Safety Marvin Burks Signs With Missouri /

The Missouri Tigers have officially signed arguably their top prospect to a national letter of intent on Wednesday, in safety Marvin Burks Jr. 

Earlier this month, head coach Eliah Drinkwitz got Burks to flip from Ole Miss to the Tigers. And on Wednesday, he put pen to paper, making it official.

The Cardinal Ridder College Prep (St. Louis, MO) star is one of the top players in the state of Missouri, and a four-star recruit by most recruiting services.

Before committing to the Tigers, Burks had 28 total offers, and 26 FBS offers, including Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oregon, Ole Miss Texas A&M, USC, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

A consensus four-star recruit, Burks is universally recognized as not just one of the top recruits at the safety position in Missouri, but also in the entire country. 

Burks finished his senior campaign with 43 total tackles, one interception and two fumble recoveries. 

However, he was also a big playmaker on the offensive side of the ball as well, rushing 145 times for 1,487 yards and seven touchdowns, and catching 10 passes for 130 yards and two more scores. 

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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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