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Missouri football gets Friday night portal pickup from Michigan offensive lineman
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- Missouri football gets Friday night portal pickup from Michigan offensive lineman
Mizzou has made an addition along its O-line.
Michigan transfer offensive lineman Dominick Giudice announced Friday evening that he has committed to Missouri football, announcing his decision via his personal X account.
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Giudice, who originally committed to Michigan as a defensive lineman in the Class of 2021 out of Freehold, New Jersey, played 14 total games for the Wolverines, making the switch to the offensive line later in his career.
Per PFF, Giudice appeared in seven games for Michigan last season between the offensive line and various special teams. He had four starts at center and played another game as a sixth offensive lineman, so he likely will be able to play any of the interior spots.
Giudice is listed at 6-foot-4, 310 pounds, and has two remaining years of eligibility.
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Like most of Mizzou's eight portal pickups to date, Giudice addresses a specific need on the Tigers ' 2025 roster.
Mizzou is going to lose three of its five starting offensive linemen after this season, as left tackle Marcus Bryant and right guard Cam'Ron Johnson both will exhaust their eligibility after the Music City Bowl, and right tackle Armand Membou has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft as a junior and opted out of the Tigers' season-finale in Nashville, Tennessee.
That means the Tigers can only return center Connor Tollison and left guard Cayden Green as starters in 2025.
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Giudice may arrive as a backup to Tollison, as the Tigers current second-string center, Drake Heismeyer, also will run out of eligibility at the end of this year. It's more likely, however, that Giudice has been brought on board to create some competition at the guard spots.
Michigan offensive lineman Giovanni El-Hadi (58), left, and offensive lineman Dominick Giudice (56) pray together before kickoff against Oregon at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.
Green has the versatility to either play left guard or left tackle next season, meaning Mizzou either needs to find replacements for both tackle spots or both guards spots. Either way, Missouri is replacing three starters, and Giudice may be the first step in working toward that.
The Tigers are more than likely looking to make multiple additions along the offensive line. Offensive tackle is still a position of need, with no obvious candidate waiting in-house to take over at those positions.
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Giudice is the eighth player Missouri has landed out of the transfer portal since it opened Dec. 9.
Mizzou has already signed ULM running back Ahmad Hardy, Mississippi State wide receiver Kevin Coleman, Nebraska linebacker Mikai Gbayor, West Virginia linebacker Josiah Trotter, Virginia Tech safety Mose Phillips III, Northern Illinois safety Santana Banner and Northwest Missouri State defensive end Langden Kitchen.
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