Missouri WR Theo Wease Jr. announces decision to return to Tigers for 2024 season
On Thursday, Missouri wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. announced he will return to the program for his final year of eligibility.
Wease joined the Tigers this past season after spending four seasons with the Oklahoma Sooners. In his lone campaign at Mizzou, Wease exploded for 49 receptions, 682 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 13.9 yards per catch. Wease started all 13 games for head coach Eli Drinkwitz and Co.
Wease tallied four receptions for 43 yards in Missouri’s 14-3 win over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Wease will be joined by Luther Burden III again next season. Burden finished the season with 1,212 receiving yards, the ninth-most in the country.
Theo Wease Jr. discusses his time at Mizzou
Before transferring to Mizzou, Wease played 36 games for the Sooners, catching 64 balls for 1,044 yards and 10 touchdowns. Along with his announcement to return, Missouri posted a heartfelt message from Wease.
“The first time on campus, actually when I came into the facility, I just got a great feeling just a family from just everybody in the building,” Wease said. “I just got that whole vibe from just the whole city. I was family.
“I would describe my time here at Mizzou as joyful. There was really no dull moments ever, even through winter workouts or spring ball, summer workouts, fall camp — I had a lot of fun. I built some bonds that I’m gonna hold forever. I’ll never take it for granted.”
Wease made no shortage of memories in his first season with the program. Mizzou finished the 2023 campaign with 11 wins, the most since 2014. Further, Drinkwitz had not previously finished a season at Missouri with more than six wins.
Wease knows he was a part of something special, and he’s ready to capture that feeling again.
“It definitely makes this place special to me because I’ve never been a part of something so tight and so close, where everybody has the same mindset, going the same direction towards the same goal. Just being a part of that was special. I’ll never take that for granted, either.
“We’ve seen our hard work pay off this season… What I’m looking forward to most this upcoming year. is actually putting our full potential on tape. I feel like we only touched the surface, and there’s a lot more excitement that’s going to happen in Columbia.”