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C OLUMBIA | Brock Christopher is not hard to fathom. His singular wish heading into Missouri’s game on Saturday before Nebraska’s 294th consecutive sellout was this:
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STILLWATER, Okla. | Already this season, No. 17 Oklahoma State has been able to celebrate its return to the Top 25 and its first undefeated start since Les Miles left for LSU.
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
LINCOLN, Neb. | To take the full measure of how good Missouri football felt about itself near midnight Saturday, there was Bill Cocos.
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ESPN2 will televise the Big 12 Conference matchup of No. 17 Oklahoma State at No. 3 Missouri at 7 p.m. Saturday, OSU officials said late Sunday afternoon
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No. 4 Missouri took the field for only the third time as a ranked team at Nebraska since the Cornhuskers began their 15-game winning streak against the Tigers in Lincoln. In 1980, MU came in ranked No. 15 and lost 38-16. In 1998 MU was ranked No. 19 when it lost at Nebraska 20-13. Nebraska hasn’t been ranked when playing host to Missouri since 1998. An unranked Nebraska team has never beaten a ranked...
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LINCOLN, Neb. | That 30-year, 15-game Missouri victory drought at Nebraska has at last been quenched. All in one dominating, awe-inspiring gulp.
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First quarter MU: Maclin 58 pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick), 14:01. NEB: Swift 20 pass from Ganz (Henery kick), 9:55.
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Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz bedeviled the MU defense early, hitting his first seven passes. However, back-to-back sacks at the end of the first quarter and Brock Christopher's 17-yard touchdown return with an interception with just under three minutes in the second quarter dulled even that Nebraska bright spot.
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MU’s chance of winning: Good. Missouri had won three straight in Lincoln. What happened: Nebraska’s Jarvis Redwine (129) and Andra Franklin (122) ran wild and Kim Baker ran 77 yards with a pick six against MU quarterback Phil Bradley.
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Tim Barnes and Jaron Baston are, anecdotally at least, inseparable. Barnes — Missouri’s 305-pound sophomore center — won the award for most improved offensive lineman in spring football. Baston — a 300-pound junior nose guard — won the honor for most improved defensive lineman in the spring.
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1st All-Americans since 1999: Martin Rucker, tight end, and Jeremy Maclin, all-purpose 1st No. 1 ranking since 1960: Tigers hold the top spot before losing Big 12 title game
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When/where: 8 p.m. Saturday, Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb. TV/radio: ESPN; KMBZ (980 AM) Series: Nebraska leads 63-35-3
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•“I’ve never gone into a game making concessions. I won’t start this week. We’re going to play the best we possibly can and try to shut them out.” | Nebraska coach Bo Pelini
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The ultimate “First Time Since” event is poised to be written into Missouri football history.
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COLUMBIA | Ask Missouri punter Jake Harry if he has anything to prove, and he draws a blank. “I don’t know,” said Harry. “That’s a really tough question.”
