It looks like Texas A&M is ready to leave the Big 12 Conference to join the SEC. The university’s Board of Regents called a meeting for Monday to give school president R. Bowen Loftin authorization to make the move on conference alignment.
Mizzou gets top QB recruit
July 7, 2011 By
Kenton (Ohio) quarterback Maty Mauk has committed to Missouri’s Class of 2012. is rated the No. 19 quarterback in the class by Rivals.com. He turned down offers by Notre Dame, Michigan and Illinois.
Missouri was also hot on the trail for Gunner Kiel, the No. 1-rated QB in the class, who is 6’4 from Columbus, Indiana.
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MU’s Gooden added to Bednarik Award watch list
July 7, 2011 By
Missouri junior linebacker Zaviar Gooden has been named to the Bendarik Award watch list. The award is presented to the nation’s best defensive player.
As a first year starter in 2010, Gooden led Mizzou with 85 tackles. He made eight tackles in the season opener against Illinois, which tied him for second on the team. The game also marked his first career start. He also had five turnovers on the season, including two recovered fumbles, one forced fumble and two interceptions, including a key interception off of Oklahoma’s Landry Jones in the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ upset win over the Sooners back on October.
Ticket details for One State, One Spirit Classic
July 6, 2011 By
Missouri Southern Athletics has announced ticket plans for the “One State, One Spirit Classic” presented by Leggett & Platt, Inc. The Classic will feature a men’s basketball exhibition game between the Missouri Tigers and the Missouri Southern Lions at MSSU’s Leggett & Platt Athletic Center in Joplin on Sunday evening, October 30.
Little Gabbert going to Louisville
June 30, 2011 By
Former Missouri quarterback Tyler Gabbert will transfer to Louisville, as reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal. An official announcement on Gabbert’s decision should come early next week.
Gabbert transferred from Missouri in May, after learning he was listed as the No. 2 QB on Mizzou’s depth chart, behind sophomore James Franklin.
The Gabbert family has an in at Louisville. Their quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson was the offensive coordinator at Nebraska when both Gabbert brothers (Tyler and Blaine) gave verbal commits to play for the Cornhuskers. Gabbert will have to sit out the upcoming season.
