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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Tigers out-duel Volunteers in Rocky Top thriller

Tigers out-duel Volunteers in Rocky Top thriller

Ryan Hood November 10, 2012

James Franklin dropped back. He saw nothing. He scanned right. Still nothing. He rolled left. There, all alone in the west corner of Neyland Stadium’s north end zone, was Dorial Green-Beckham. Right...

Finally at the end, Missouri gets its moment

Finally at the end, Missouri gets its moment

Seth Boster November 10, 2012

There’s no magic here. Gary Pinkel has said it often this season: magic plays no part in football games. “You’ve got to make plays,” he said again Saturday. “There’s no magic here.” At...

Tigers prepare to cross next bridge

Tigers prepare to cross next bridge

Ryan Hood November 6, 2012

To junior right guard Max Copeland, the essence of the slew of injuries that has decimated Missouri’s offensive line can be captured by the song "Bridge to Cross" by Black Label Society. It’s the...

Andrew Baggett stays strong with everything on line

Andrew Baggett stays strong with everything on line

Seth Boster October 30, 2012

Andrew Baggett’s first sport cost him the growth of a leg. As a sophomore at Lee’s Summit North High School, he wasn’t wearing shin guards during a practice. A sharp kick to his right shin damaged...

Tigers surge for first SEC win with 33-10 victory over Kentucky

Tigers surge for first SEC win with 33-10 victory over Kentucky

Ryan Hood October 27, 2012

Desperate times call for desperate measures. As Missouri led Kentucky 17-10 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium, with an offense stuck in neutral following back-to-back interceptions by redshirt freshman...

Murphy, Tigers in pursuit of strong finish

Murphy, Tigers in pursuit of strong finish

Seth Boster October 23, 2012

“Magic” is the word that football coach Gary Pinkel has used lately, and he knows none of that can give his team the salvation it needs in its 0-4 Southeastern Conference campaign. Pinkel trusts the...

Missouri dives deeper in Alabama rout

Missouri dives deeper in Alabama rout

Seth Boster October 16, 2012

Missouri did get a break during its 42-10 rout from Alabama on Saturday. It came after the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s 27th unanswered point, which came with 8:40 stuck on the second quarter clock. It...

Missouri taken by storm in 42-10 loss to top-ranked Alabama

Missouri taken by storm in 42-10 loss to top-ranked Alabama

Seth Boster October 13, 2012

Missouri did get a break during its 42-10 route from Alabama on Saturday. It came after the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s 27th unanswered point with 8:40 stuck on the second quarter clock. It came with...

Error-stricken Tigers fall to Commodores

Error-stricken Tigers fall to Commodores

Ryan Hood October 6, 2012

Somebody, Missouri or Vanderbilt, had to leave the confines of Memorial Stadium victorious. And after an almost unspeakable 85-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman Corbin Berkstresser to redshirt...

E.J. Gaines looks to escape the moment

E.J. Gaines looks to escape the moment

Seth Boster September 25, 2012

This island they keep referring to, that’s it: inches from the face mask’s rubber-draped metal, just a step or two worth of land between a man against a man, just a shared glare into the other’s...

Kenronte Walker finds fit in statement performance

Kenronte Walker finds fit in statement performance

Ryan Hood September 18, 2012

After growing up in Fayetteville, N.C., tucked away from the bright lights and commotion of a big city, Kenronte Walker is more of the introverted type. This independent, keep-to-oneself modus operandi...

Missouri hangs on to win over Arizona State

Missouri hangs on to win over Arizona State

Seth Boster September 15, 2012

After a 24-hour period of speculation, a time of relative unknown, the answer appeared to have splashed onto the scoreboard. James Franklin’s digital body went up on the screen to the north end of Faurot...