By: Greg Dailey, KCOU Sports Rumors and scenarios swirled throughout championship week. Would the Southeasten Conference be faced with the unthinkable? Would the upstart Missouri Tigers from the East knock off the mighty Crimson Tide and possibly leave football’s premiere conference without a representative in the College Football Playoff? Saturday afternoon, Alabama put those discussions […]
By: Kyle Norris, KCOU Sports It was a David vs. Goliath matchup. A Mizzou win would have meant complete chaos for the College Football Selection Committee. But on this Saturday, Alabama would have none of it. The Crimson Tide cruised to a 42-13 victory over the Tigers to claim their fifth SEC Championship game win […]
By: Matt Horn, KCOU Sports There is no doubt that the Heisman Trophy has become an award dominated by the offensive backfield. Since 1990, there have been 16 quarterbacks and six running backs awarded college football’s highest honor. The last time a wide receiver took the trophy was 1991 when Michigan receiver/return man Desmond Howard […]
By: Nate Gatter, KCOU Sports Warmup Why does the committee hate Florida State? I’m not sure anybody likes the Seminoles anymore, but they simply won’t stop winning. The Seminoles have won 28 consecutive games dating back to last season and are the only remaining undefeated FBS team. Yet, somehow, they are ranked fourth in the […]
By: Evan Lachnit, KCOU Sports For the second year in a row, the Missouri Tigers have won the SEC East and will play in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta against a school from the state of Alabama. But instead of Auburn, the Tigers will take on the mighty force of the Alabama Crimson Tide. […]
By: Greg Dailey, KCOU Sports The day was October 13, 2012. Missouri hosting top-ranked Alabama had all the makings of a blowout. With starting quarterback James Franklin injured, backup quarterback Corbin Berkstresser had to lead the 3-3 Tigers against the defending national champs. It went about how everyone thought it would. When the clock read […]
By: Luke Johns, KCOU Sports 2011 and 2012 was the last time the SEC East representative made it to the championship game in back-to-back seasons. That team was the Georgia Bulldogs, whom Missouri was battling back and forth all season for first place in the SEC East. In lieu of Missouri’s six game winning streak, […]
By: Greg Dailey, KCOU Sports Call them the road warriors. Missouri traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee and gutted out a 29-21 victory to put the Tigers one win away from a second consecutive division championship. Quarterback Maty Mauk threw two fourth quarter touchdown passes, including a 73-yard strike to Jimmie Hunt. The balanced Tiger offensive attack […]