Saturday’s scrimmage for the Missouri Tigers is very important to head coach Gary Pinkel.  He thought the team had a lively practice on Friday and now the evaluation after tomorrow will really show the coaching staff just where the Tigers are with 21 days to go before opening kick against Illinois.

Pinkel has really been happy with his the play of the offensive line.  He likes the depth of the squad and likes the guys who need to fill the holes left behind from last year.  The kicking game is going to take a major hit…that’s my opinion.  Jeff Wolfert was one of the steadiest kickers in the nation, so it will be interesting to see what the kicking game shows tomorrow.

It’s basically Blaine Gabbert’s first live action of the year.  From the offensive players that I have talked with, he’s really come a long way since the spring.  His passes if they are not right on, they are in the vicinity.

Under defensive coordinator Dave Steckel, it will be interesting to see how the defense comes out.  What sticks out in my mind during the Spring Game was the whole unit was buzzing around the ball.  Sharp hits and multiple defenders were on the ball.

Here is audio from Friday’s practice courtesy today of mutigers.com

Gary Pinkel