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11.02.2009 11:04 am

Gary Pinkel: Blaine Gabbert could be 100 percent this week

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said quarterback Blaine Gabbert could be 100 percent this week vs. Baylor, the first time the sophomore has been completely healthy since the start of the Nebraska game on Oct. 8.

“I think he’s finally getting around,”…

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10.24.2009 10:02 pm

MU drops third in a row with 41-7 loss to Texas

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Tigers lost 41-7 to Texas on Saturday as Missouri couldn’t slow Colt McCoy nor solve Texas’ defense, save for one drive in the first half.

With its third consecutive loss, Missouri is 0-3 in the Big 12 North for the…

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10.24.2009 9:25 pm

Jimmy Costello replaces Blaine Gabbert at QB

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jimmy Costello came in for Blaine Gabbert at QB on Missouri’s third drive of the third quarter.

Costello ocmpleted one of two passes for 5 yards as the Tigers went three-and-out.

Gabbert was sacked on his final play at 8:39 of the…

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10.24.2009 9:06 pm

Weatherspoon intercepts McCoy

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sean Weatherspoon picked off Colt McCoy on Texas’ first drive of the second half for the first turnover of the game.

The pick gave Missouri the ball at the Texas 38.

But a flea-flicker pass from Derrick Washington to Blaine Gabbert lost…

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10.24.2009 8:45 pm

Halftime: Texas 35, Missouri 7

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Some key numbers from the first half:

Colt McCoy completed 18 of 21 passes for 213 yards and 3 touchdowns. Two of his incompletions were drops by Malcolm Williams and the third could have been caught by Foswhitt Whittaker.

Missouri had 102…

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10.24.2009 7:25 pm

Gabbert limping after being sacked

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Blaine Gabbert got sacked on MU’s first possession and the quarterback came off limping.

He hurt his ankle against Nebraska on Oct. 8 and was bothered by it in last week’s loss at Oklahoma State.

The Tigers went three-and-out on that first…

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10.24.2009 6:57 pm

Colt McCoy’s thumb taped before MU game

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Texas QB Colt McCoy had his right thumb taped as he went through warm-ups before tonight’s game against Missouri.

McCoy hurt his thumb against Oklahoma. If it will be a factor tonight against the Tigers remains to be seen.

Missouri QB Blaine…

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10.21.2009 5:55 pm

Mack Brown on watching MU game tapes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Texas coach Mack Brown said Wednesday his team has been watching a lot of the Missouri-Nebraska and Missouri-Illionis game films:

“What we will do this week is the films that we’re showing are the Nebraska film, because Missouri played lights out…

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10.05.2009 10:58 am

Pinkel says coaches share responsibility for Gabbert

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gary Pinkel said the development of sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert falls on more than just the player’s shoulders.

“When breaking in a new quarterback, there is a transition package,” Pinkel said. “So much of that responsiblity comes from us (the coaches).…

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09.28.2009 10:58 am

Gary Pinkel: MU has to run the ball better

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Tigers are averaging 143 yards per game on the ground but coach Gary Pinkel said today that the team needs to get more from its ground game.

“It is a bit of a concern,” Pinkel said. “In this offense, there…

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