Head Coach Gary Pinkel
 
Head Coach Gary Pinkel
  
 
Mizzou Unanimous Pick By League Media To Win Big 12 North

Tigers Earn All 51 Votes For A Repeat of 2007 North Title

July 16, 2008

Columbia, Mo. -

With the start of fall camp just 19 days away, the Missouri Tigers have been installed as unanimous pre-season favorites to repeat as Big 12 Conference North Division champions in 2008.  The Tigers earned all 51 votes from league media who participated in the pre-season poll, while Oklahoma earned 49-of-51 votes to come in as the favorite to repeat as South champions.

Mizzou returns 17 starters from its 2007 squad which won a school-record 12 games and won MU's first-ever Big 12 North Division title.  Gary Pinkel's squad went on to throttle Arkansas in the 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl (38-7), and ended the year ranked 4th in the final Associated Press Top-25 poll, which marked the school's highest-ever final ranking.

Be sure to stay tuned to www.mutigers.com for news and notes concerning the Tiger football program.  The first official fall practice is slated for Aug. 4th, with the annual fan/photo day set for the afternoon of Aug. 10th at Memorial Stadium (time TBA).

The winners of the North and South divisions will square off in the 2008 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Dec. 6, at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium. The game will be telecast nationally by ABC at 7 p.m. CT.

Big 12 teams will be in Kansas City Monday-Wednesday for the annual Big 12 Football Media Day. The 2008 season opens with a full slate of non-conference games beginning Aug. 28.

North
1. Missouri (51)        306
2. Kansas                234
3. Nebraska             183
4. Colorado              181
5. Kansas State        108
6. Iowa State            59


 

 

South
1. Oklahoma (49)    304
2. Texas (2)            230
3. Texas Tech          227
4. Oklahoma State   140
5. Texas A&M          118
6. Baylor                 52

First-place votes in parentheses

Two Tigers Go In First Round of NFL Draft

04/26/2009 - Football

Jeremy Maclin went with the number 19 overall selection to the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming Mizzou's first player to be taken in the first round of the draft since Justin Smith.

Evander Hood Selected by Super Bowl Champs

04/25/2009 - Football

The Pittsburgh Steelers added some youth to a productive but aging defensive line, choosing Ziggy Hood with the 32nd and final pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Maclin Selected 19th Overall by Philadelphia

04/25/2009 - Football

The Philadelphia Eagles got a weapon they didn't expect for Donovan McNabb, trading up two spots to select Missouri wide receiver Jeremy Maclin with the 19th pick in the NFL draft.

Tiger Defense Shines in Black & Gold Game

04/18/2009 - Football

Missouri's defense stole the show in Saturday afternoon's Black & Gold Game, as it held the Tiger offense to just one touchdown and 355 total yards en route to a 68-40 triumph in the final workout of the spring season.

Football Gets Rare Work Outside

04/17/2009 - Football

Two sessions of one-on-one routes between the WRs/DBs and some non-contact inside run followed the initial position drills. Today's practice focused more on the cerebral aspect of the game, such as picking up one's assignment and running through the whistle. There weren't any huge revelations from today's practice, as it was primarily non-contact. Practiced ended with a brief seven-on-seven session between the first team offense and defense.