After opening 2012 competing in Florida at the Under Armour All-American Game, four-star defensive tackle Donald Hopkins (Lago Vista, Texas) made his decision to decommit from Missouri public earlier this week. He described the decommitment with three words.
“Didn’t feel comfortable,” he said.
It’s been speculated for weeks that Hopkins wasn’t a fan of Missouri’s move from the Big 12 to the SEC. Most of his family lives in Texas, and playing in the SEC would mean fewer opportunities for family members to see him play in person.
“Didn’t feel comfortable,” he said.
It’s been speculated for weeks that Hopkins wasn’t a fan of Missouri’s move from the Big 12 to the SEC. Most of his family lives in Texas, and playing in the SEC would mean fewer opportunities for family members to see him play in person.
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