We had already signed Jeff Strong and Malcolm Thomas from that JUCO and had good connections there. He would have been in the Nathan Buntin, Lee Coward, and Michael Ingram class. Ideally would have stepped in to replace exactly what Jeff Strong had done at MU.
Here is an article where OSU tried to hire Altman for the same reason that ultimately worked for KSU:
https://newsok.com/article/2142334/osu-may-land-top-juco-talent-if-moberly-coach-picks-cowboys