Nation’s top college football coaches flooding into Nixa to meet with Jackson Cantwell

In recent weeks, many of the biggest names in college football have invaded Nixa to spend time with one of the biggest names in high school football.

Jackson Cantwell, the nation’s No. 1 football prospect in the 2026 class, has had plenty of visitors at the Nixa High School football facility as teams continue to pursue the 6-foot-8, 300-pound offensive tackle’s services.

Cantwell cut his list of potential suitors to 14 before he led Nixa to a Class 6 runner-up finish this past season. He said he’d like to narrow it further within the next few months. The list, in no particular order, includes LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida, Nebraska, Mizzou, Miami (Florida), Alabama, Texas A&M, USC, Georgia, Oregon, Arkansas, and Ole Miss.

Over the last two weeks, many head coaches and assistants from the schools on his list have visited Nixa to meet with him, his family and Eagles coach John Perry.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day, fresh off winning a national championship, visited Cantwell on Tuesday. The offensive lineman wrote in a social media post that Day and offensive line coach Justin Frye visited Nixa before going to any other school.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and offensive line coach Stacy Searels visited him on Monday, marking the second time Searels has visited Cantwell within nine days.

Last week, Miami (Florida) coach Mario Cristobal brought offensive line coach Alex Mirabal and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor, the school’s defensive line coach, to visit Cantwell and his family. In photos posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, Cantwell appeared to tower over the legendary Miami Dolphins defensive end.

Texas A&M coach Mike Elko also visited with a pair of assistants. Cantwell visited Texas A&M earlier this month during the Aggies’ first junior day of the offseason.

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer visited last week…

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Author : Springfield News-Leader

Publish date : 2025-01-28 16:42:00

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