Post-Dispatch correspondent Nate Latsch brings us the following football recruiting update:

Parkway North offensive tackle Anthony Gatti has always been a fan of
the Missouri football program. Now, the Vikings’ standout is the
newest member of the Tigers after making a verbal commitment on Tuesday.

The 6-foot-6, 285-pound offensive tackle considered other schools
after Missouri was slower than others in offering him a scholarship,
but he committed after an unofficial visit to Columbia on Tuesday.

“I grew up a Mizzou fan and always wanted to go to Mizzou,” Gatti
said. “After the other colleges offered before they did, I went there
and experienced that and it was great. But I knew that Mizzou was the
right place for me.”

Gatti also had scholarship offers from Wisconsin, Kansas, Vanderbilt,
Wake Forest, Mississippi, Indiana and Minnesota. He said he narrowed
his choices to Ole Miss, Wisconsin and Missouri before making his
decision.

The 17-year-old, who said he was recruited to play left tackle,
visited Columbia on Tuesday and talked with coach Gary Pinkel before
discussing it with his father and coming to a decision.

“I had no idea coming in that I was going to commit,” Gatti said, “but
later in the day it felt right and I felt it at home and it was the
right thing to do.”