(Photo Credit: Calvin Mattheis/Pool/News Sentinel)
Key Players Returning:
QB Connor Bazelak, RB/KR Tyler Badie, WR Keke Chism, WR Tauskie Dove, OC Michael Maietti, OG Case Cook, OG Xavier Delgado, OT Zeke Powell, DE Trajan Jeffcoat, DE Isaiah McGuire, LB Devin Alldredge, CB Ennis Rakeshaw, BS Jalani Williams, SS Martez Manuel, PK Harrison Mevis, and PT Grant McKinniss.
Key Players Departing:
RB Larry Rountree, WR Damon Hazelton, WR Jalen Knox, OT Larry Borom, LB Nick Bolton, BS Tyree Gillespie, and FS Joshuah Bledsoe.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: DE Travion Ford (St. Louis, Missouri), and WR Dominic Lovett (East St. Louis, Illinois).
3 Star Recruits: QB Tyler Macon (East St. Louis, Illinois), OT Connor Tollison (Jackson, Missouri), CB Jadarrius Perkins (Perkinston, Mississippi), DE Kyran Montgomery (Indianapolis, Indiana), CB Daylan Carnell (Indianapolis, Indiana), LB Dameon Wilson (Kings Mountain, North Carolina), DE Arden Walker (Englewood, Colorado), and DT Mekhi Wingo (St. Louis, Missouri).
2020 Results:
G01 #2 ALABAMA L 19-38
G02 at #21 Tennessee L 12-35
G03 LSU W 45-41
G04 KENTUCKY W 20-10
G05 at #10 Florida L 17-41
G06 at South Carolina W 17-10
G07 VANDERBILT W 41-0
G08 ARKANSAS W 50-48
G09 #9 GEORGIA L 14-49
G10 at Mississippi State L 32-51
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 5-5 (3rd in SEC East)
Home: 4-2
Away: 1-3
Neutral: 0-0
SEC: 5-5
Non-SEC: 0-0
Head Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz
Missouri: 5-5
Career: 17-6
Bowls: 0-0
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Connor Bazelak (218-324, 2366 yards, 67.3%, 7.3 avg., 7 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing: Tyler Badie (48 car., 242 yards, 5.0 avg., 4 TD)
Receiving: Keke Chism (35 rec., 458 yards, 13.1 avg., 1 TD)
TD’s Scoring: Tyler Badie (6)
Sacks: Trajan Jeffcoat (6)
Tackles: Devin Nicholson (69)
Interceptions: Devin Nicholson (1)
Pass Deflections: Ennis Rakestraw (6)
Tackles For Loss: Martez Manuel (7)
Forced Fumbles: Devin Nicholson (2)
Kick Returns: Tyler Badie (9 ret., 163 yards, 18.1 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Kris Abrams-Draine (4 ret., 9 yards, 2.3 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Harrison Mevis (17-20 fg/fga., 85%, 28-28 xp/xpa., 79 pts.)
Punting: Grant McKinniss (39 punts, 1681 yards, 43.1 avg., 14 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 8 Connor Bazelak (RS SO)
RB: 1 Tyler Badie (SR)
WR: 86 Tauskie Dove (RS JR)
WR: 6 Keke Chism (GR/TR)
WR: 5 Mookie Cooper (FR/TR)
TE: 48 Niko Hea (JR)
LT: 51 Zeke Powell (SR/TR)
LG: 72 Xavier Delgado (RS JR)
OC: 55 Michael Maietti (GR/TR)
RG: 59 Case Cook (RS SR)
RT: 50 Hyrin White (RS SR)
KR: 5 Mookie Cooper (FR/TR)
PK: 92 Harrison Mevis (SO)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 9 Isaiah McGuire (JR)
DT: 78 Kobie Whiteside (GR)
DT: 00 Akial Byers (GR)
DE: 18 Trajan Jeffcoat (RS JR)
LB: 25 Blaze Alldredge (GR/TR)
LB: 11 Devin Nicholson (JR)
CB: 26 Akayleb Evans (GR/TR)
CB: 24 Allie Green (GR/TR)
BS: 4 Jalani Williams (RS SO)
FS: 35 Mason Pack (GR)
SS: 3 Martez Manuel (JR)
PR: 5 Mookie Cooper (FR/TR)
PT: 19 Grant McKinniss (GR/TR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: A
Secondary: C
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: A
Punters: B
Schedule:
09/04 CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHEPPEWAS | First meeting between schools.
09/11 at Kentucky Wildcats | Missouri trails the series 4-7. The Tigers are 4-5 since renewing the series in 2012, and their last series loss (7-29) was in 2019.
09/18 SE MISSOURI STATE REDHAWKS | Missouri leads the series 4-0. The Tigers won (50-0) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
09/25 at Boston College Eagles | First meeting between schools.
10/02 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS | Missouri leads the series 5-4. The Tigers lost (12-35) last season’s meeting between schools, and their last series win (50-17) was in 2018.
10/09 NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN | Missouri won (28-7) the only prior meeting between schools in 1995.
10/16 TEXAS A&M AGGIES | Missouri trials the series 7-8. The Tigers are 3-1 since 2011, and they won (34-27) the last meeting between schools in 2014.
10/30 at Vanderbilt Commodores | Missouri leads the series 8-4-1. The Tigers are 7-2 since renewing the series in 2012, and their last series loss (14-21) was in 2019.
11/06 at Georgia Bulldogs | Missouri trails the series 1-9. The Tigers are 1-8 since renewing the series in 2012, and their only series win (41-26) was in 2013.
11/13 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS | Missouri leads the series 6-5. The Tigers are 4-5 since renewing the series in 2012, and their last series loss (35-37) was in 2018.
11/20 FLORIDA GATORS | The series is tied 5-5. The Tigers are 4-5 since renewing the series in 2012, and their last series win (38-17) was in 2018.
11/26 at Arkansas Razorbacks | Missouri leads the series 9-3. The Tigers are 6-1 since renewing the series in 2014, and their last series loss (3-28) was in 2015.
Predictions:
Home: 6-0
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-0
SEC: 5-3
Non-SEC: 3-1
Overall: 8-4 (2nd in SEC East)
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