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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Steckel fuels the fire for MU defense

Steckel fuels the fire for MU defense

Nate Atkins September 2, 2011

When Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel thinks about the progress his defense has made throughout the years, he returns to his first year. After accepting the position in 2001, Pinkel received a call...

Meet James Franklin: The smile, the laugh, the persona

Meet James Franklin: The smile, the laugh, the persona

Pat Iversen September 2, 2011

Football is a nasty, vicious sport. The bone-crushing collisions and the fierce determination put into every play are enough to make any man give into his anger and say words he might regret off the field,...

Competition thrives in Tiger backfield

Competition thrives in Tiger backfield

Nate Atkins September 2, 2011

When it comes to the Missouri running back position, competition marks the spot. Missouri’s top four rushers from last season all return in 2011. After one major injury, three talented rushers in senior...

The time has come to ‘Put in Franklin’

Nate Atkins August 26, 2011

All it took last year was a bobbled snap, an interception or an occasional incompletion for someone in the student section of Faurot Field to shout the fan-favorite line, “Put in Franklin!” I’m...

Injury-plagued Tigers push through preseason

Injury-plagued Tigers push through preseason

Pat Iversen August 26, 2011

Even after a month of two-a-days in the vicious Missouri heat and humidity, a two-day break from practice still made senior Missouri defensive end Jacquies Smith antsy. So when the team doctors deemed...

Experienced line shares close friendships

Nate Atkins August 16, 2011

Meet Elvis Fisher, Jason Palmgren, Austin Wuebbels and Dan Hoch. They are the sultans of the spread, the protectors of pride and the nurturers of a new-found leader. They are the four battle-hardened seniors...

Football team completes scrimmage amid realignment rumors

Ryan Hood August 13, 2011

Amid swirling rumors regarding possible conference realignment, the Missouri football team held its first scrimmage of the fall Saturday morning at Faurot Field. After an ESPN report that said Missouri...

New job no worry for James Franklin

Nate Atkins August 8, 2011

For many people, the weight of quarterbacking an offensive system that has fashioned its own model for college aerial attacks could be crushing. Following in the shoes of a top 10 NFL Draft selection might...

Pinkel, Tigers field questions at Big 12 Media Day

Pinkel, Tigers field questions at Big 12 Media Day

Pat Iversen July 25, 2011

When he sat down behind the microphone Monday afternoon for the Big 12 Conference Media Day, Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel probably wasn't surprised by the subject of the questions reporters threw...

Ohio State scandal just the tip of the iceberg for college football scorn

Nate Atkins July 6, 2011

It has been roughly one month since the TatGate bombshell erupted on the campus of The Ohio State University, and an unpopular truth beats on: Jim Tressel may be gone, but the problem remains. That’s...

Former Tiger All-American to replace ‘Mr. Mizzou’ in radio booth

Ryan Hood July 6, 2011

Commentator John “Mr. Mizzou” Kadlec once helped recruit Howard Richards to MU to play football in the late 1970s. More than 30 years later, the legendary Missouri football broadcaster has once again...

Tyler Gabbert set to transfer from Missouri football program

Pat Iversen May 9, 2011

Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Gabbert will leave the Missouri football program to pursue "other playing opportunities," according to a release from the Missouri athletic department. Gabbert was...