2013 Missouri spring game: Sunshine, a brisk pace, and not a lot of answers
1. I'll say this much: Maty Mauk and Corbin Berkstresser combining for four picks was pretty awful, but three of them (not including Matt Hoch's diving, fat guy INT) were at least partially the result...
View Article2013 Missouri basketball recruiting: PG Shane Rector commits to Mizzou, Frank...
Shane Rector, a three-star point guard from South Kent, Connecticut, committed to Frank Haith and Missouri over the weekend. A former Rutgers commit who reopened his recruitment following the firing of...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 4-22-13
Mizzou Football LinksSo in all of the swirling storylines (and links) from over the weekend -- the Black and Gold Game, Shane Rector's commitment, and intriguing Mizzou Softball and Baseball series --...
View Article2013 New Mexico football's 10 things to know: Back on the grid
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Welcome back onto the grid"We were No. 2 in the country in time of possession last year," says New Mexico coach Bob Davie. "Everybody's speeding the game up,...
View Article2013 Missouri spring game: James Franklin easily the steadiest QB
When you look at James Franklin's decent-not-great spring game stats -- 9-for-15 for 80 yards -- realize this: If receivers had held up their end of the bargain, he'd have been 12-for-15 for about 115...
View Article"...and Matt Pressey is the reason why."
"...and Matt Pressey is the reason why."Stop, Doug. Just stop.
View ArticleMizzou Links, 4-23-13
Mizzou Football LinksSpring Wrap-UpThe Trib (Dave Matter): Henson makes subtle but significant changesQBs on the move: Under Henson's vision and the coaching of Andy Hill, the quarterbacks were on the...
View Article2013 Colorado State football's 10 things to know: Build it, then sustain it
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. It's been a whileSonny Lubick was kind of awesome. Between 1994 and 2002, the former Colorado State head coach led the Rams to four seasons of 10 wins or more:...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 4-24-13
Mizzou Football LinksSheldonKC Star: Sheldon Richardson could add to MU's first-round NFL Draft haulAnd there’s also the matter of his loquacious personality — his "old-man football" comment before...
View Article2013 UNLV football's 10 things to know: The clock ticks
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Grinding onMike Sanford was UNLV's head coach from 2005-09. After three consecutive two-win seasons to start his tenure, Sanford engineered back-to-back...
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"It's been fun to watch her grow," Missouri coach Ehren Earleywine said before the LSU series. "The key is this -- a lot of kids play for us that don't ever really get better. They don't make jumps;...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 4-25-13
In case you missed it yesterday afternoon...After 14 years at the Columbia Tribune, I'll be joining the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in May to take over the #Mizzou athletics beat.— Dave Matter...
View Article2013 Wyoming football's 10 things to know: Consistency is not always a good...
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Same team every yearConsistency isn't always a good thing. Over the course of four seasons with Wyoming, head coach Dave Christensen has taken a team that...
View ArticleNFL Draft (Day 1) live thread
The odds are very, very good that Sheldon Richardson will hear his name called by Roger Goodell at some point tonight. Where will Big Shel go? And how will an incredibly middle-heavy draft class unfold...
View Article2013 NFL Draft: New York Jets select Sheldon Richardson with 13th pick
Sheldon Richardson became the first defensive tackle off the board in the 2013 NFL Draft when the New York Jets selected him with the 13th pick overall. Richardson becomes the sixth Missouri player in...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 4-26-13
Mizzou Football LinksSheldonMUtigers.com: Sheldon Richardson Goes to Jets with 13th Overall Pick in NFL DraftThe Trib: Jets draft Missouri's RichardsonThe Missourian: Missouri's Sheldon Richardson...
View Article2013 Hawaii football's 10 things to know: One cannot fall much further
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Norm Chow still hasn't led a good offense since 2004I felt bad. Aesthetically, Hawaii's hire of Norm Chow seemed just about perfect. One of college football's...
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