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The second half has been a concern for Missouri football in Big 12 play. Saturday's game against Baylor was the most recent example, as the Tigers blew an 11-point halftime lead and lost 40-32. Five games into conference play, Missouri has yet to score a second-half touchdown.

If any coach had reason to celebrate Ron Prince's exit from the Big 12, it was Mack Brown.

I'll say this for Darvin Ruise : He should be commended for refusing to let Missouri's disturbing loss to Baylor play a role in his recruitment.

Colt McCoy had been off his game in recent weeks. He got it all back together against Missouri.

The seconds ticked away in the third quarter Thursday night at Faurot Field as the Big 12 opener for Nebraska - its whole season, you could argue - hung in the balance.

Mizzou's 31-21 win at Nevada on Friday night gave the Tigers their fourth straight 4-0 start and fifth in the last seven years.

COLUMBIA A pair of Missouri reserves benefited from Missouri's blowout win Saturday against Furman.

Posted September 14, 2009 at 11:26 a.m. Pinkel Gary Pinkel shared this thoughts on various topics during Monday's Big 12 teleconference.

Missouri defeated Illinois 37-9 in St. Louis on Saturday with an impressive showing by the defense.

Missouri lost seven starters on defense from last season, and defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus left for an assistant's job with the Cleveland Browns.

ST. LOUIS On a stretch of turf less than five miles from the hospital where he was born, Blaine Gabbert provided the answers.

Insult to Injury is not a Missouri pass-and-catch team. It only seemed that way to Illinois on Saturday.

Reloading or rebuilding? That seemed a reasonable question for a Mizzou football program with numerous apparent X-factors entering its 2009 opener against Illinois on Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome.

Frosh arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Photo by Parker Eshelman Until another drunken-driving incident early Friday morning, Blaine Dalton was in a tight race for the backup quarterback spot at Missouri.

However unjustly it may have been, the Missouri secondary was pegged as the scapegoat for a majority of the team's defensive woes in 2008, but the numbers don't lie.

Jasper Simmons disputes the idea that teammate Hardy Ricks is a quiet person. Simmons, a junior safety, said some assume Ricks, a senior safety, is quiet because of his behavior off the field.

Kevin Rutland felt the pressure immediately. At the first home game of his redshirt season, Sept.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:28 p.m. The Missouri Tigers took to the practice field twice on Tuesday, for the first of five scheduled two-a-day practices.A The morning session was held on Faurot Field in full pads, with the afternoon practice taking place in shoulder pads and shorts on the Kadlec Athletic Fields.A Here were some highlights from ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:28 p.m. The Missouri Tigers took to the practice field twice on Tuesday, for the first of five scheduled two-a-day practices.A The morning session was held on Faurot Field in full pads, with the afternoon practice taking place in shoulder pads and shorts on the Kadlec Athletic Fields.A Here were some highlights from ...

Nobody will cover fall camp like PowerMizzou.com . We will have analysis, reaction, photos and video from every single practice leading up to the season opener.