Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 8:00 EST
Darrel K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium
Austin, Texas
Texas -7.5
Summary
After Texas' big win over Oklahoma, QB Colt McCoy was asked about the Longhorns next game with Missouri...McCoy responded that it would probably be the second week Texas would have to play the #1 team in the nation...that all changed 6 hours later when Okie State went to Columbia and stumped the highly favored Tigers...
The Tigers now head into Austin and wonder what could have been...sophomore Jeremy Maclin (photo below) leads the Big XII conference with 1,157 all-purpose yards...
McCoy is now the clear front runner for the Heisman Trophy after last week's performance...McCoy won the Big XII Conference Offensive Player of the Week - the second time this year...Jordan Shipley took home the conference Special Teams Player of the Week too...on defense, the player who showed he is a force at defensive end is Brian Orakpo (photo below)...Orakpo "blew up" numerous plays and caused havoc on the Sooners last week...
Also, ESPN's College Gameday will be live from Austin...Texas leads the all-series 15-5 including winning the last four meetings...over the last eight years, Texas has the winningest football program with a mark of 82-14...
What the experets say...
The Gold Sheet - Texas 30-27
Point Wise - Texas 44-31
Power Sweep - Missouri 38-37
Missouri Tigers (6-1) - Head Coach Gary Pinkel
Here are the Missouri game notes for the Texas game...
Bernie Miklas
z of the the St, Louis Post-Dispatch writes how last week's lost to Okie State has put the pressure back on Mizzou head coach Gary Pinkel... "Much of the flak had vanished. Winning does that. But when the frazzled Tigers skidded to an unexpected 28-23 loss at home to Oklahoma State, the upset reheated some of those negative Pinkel sentiments." ... Mike DeArmond of the Kansas City Star writes how the Tigers have a lot of players from the State of Texas... "Then there are wide receivers Danario Alexander and Earl Goldsmith and defensive secondary backups Del Howard and Kevin Rutland. Each has a story about how Texas let ’em get away — or even how the Longhorns may not have ever known they played Texas high school football." ...
Dan Angell of the Columbia Missourian writes how Chase Daniel and other native Texans do not have a connection to the state... "He's heard all about the connections between himself and Colt McCoy, a good friend who ended up as the Texas quarterback. But the Texas connection is not a big deal to Daniel anymore." ...
Texas Longhorns (7-0) - Head Coach Mack Brown
Here are the Texas game notes for the Missouri game...
Alan Trubow of the Austin American-Statesman writes about Longhorn safety Blake Gideon and his impressive play despite having back problems... "There were a few big hits during a non-district football game his sophomore season at Leander. There was a crack. Lots of pain. Blake knew his back was bad, and getting worse, but he sucked it up and kept to himself." ...
Tim Griffin of the ESPN Blog Network writes about the impact of Brian Orakpo..."Orakpo has been one of the major reasons why the Texas defense has far surpassed expectations after the first half of the season." ...
Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman writes that Missouri may have lost last week, but they are still a force... "Fresh off a Big 12 title game appearance, they're showing up with a solid coach, a Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback, athletic talent all over the field and a legacy of losing they're trying hard to shed." ...
The Dallas Morning News has an article about how Colt McCoy and Chase Daniel have known each other since their days at high school football camps... "They remain linked by circumstance and friendship after first meeting at high school football camps. McCoy signed with Texas. Daniel, who once imagined playing for the Longhorns, went to Missouri." ...
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