Merrillville's Phillip Roche commits to Missouri

Merrillville defensive back Phillip Roche pledges to the Tigers

Nate Latsch, SBLive Sports | Oct 11, 2022

Merrillville senior defensive back Phillip Roche is headed to the Southeastern Conference.

The Pirates' standout announced on his Twitter account on Tuesday morning that he was committing to the University of Missouri.

A 6-foot, 190-pounder, Roche picked the Tigers over reported offers from Nebraska, Boston College, Indiana, Purdue, Central Michigan, Toledo, Cincinnati, Kent State, Miami-Ohio, UConn, Western Michigan and Bowling Green.

Roche has 39 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery this season. Merrillville is 7-1 and has won five straight games.

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Published Oct 11, 2022

NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting. He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com. In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.