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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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10.05.2009 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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09.29.2009 2:48 pm

Wrong number on MU cell phone sales

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Associated Press has picked up a Columbia Tribune report on the MU athletics department accidentally selling a group of cell phones that included text messages and contact numbers on phones used by basketball coach Mika Anderson, football caoch Gary…

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09.28.2009 11:50 am

Danario Alexander Big 12 offensive player of week

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Danario Alexander shared Big 12 offensive player of the week honors with Iowa State running back Alexander Robinson.

Alexander caught nine passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns (31 and 74) in Missouri’s 31-21 win at Nevada on Friday.  Robinson had…

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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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09.22.2009 11:02 am

Gary Pinkel on working to avoid mental errors

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gary Pinkel, whose team is at Nevada on Friday, shared his thoughts this week on why teams often make mental errors and how to avoid them:

“You lose more games because of mental errors than any other reason,” he said. “They…

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09.21.2009 11:12 am

Gary Pinkel on playing on road, in short week

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Friday’s game at Nevada will be the first true road game for sophomore QB Blaine Gabbert. Coach Gary Pinkel doesn’t expect it to be a problem.

“Once you get on the field, between the lines, it’s all the same. There won’t…

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09.21.2009 10:55 am

A new No. 1 tight end for Tigers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Beau Brinkley has moved up to the No. 1 tight spot for this week against Nevada, moving ahead of Andrew Jones, the initial choice to replace Chase Coffman.

Brinkley is a 6-5, 230-pound sophomore from Kearney. He originally was the team’s…

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09.17.2009 11:10 am

Sore hamstring for Sean Weatherspoon?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

He wasn’t listed on Gary Pinkel’s injury report early in the week but MU linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is tweeting that his hamstring is getting better after a session in the hot tub.

His verbatim tweet: “Fresh out of the hot tub!…

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09.14.2009 11:02 am

Gary Pinkel takes blame for slow start vs. Bowling Green

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MU coach Gary Pinkel took the hit for the team’s slow start against Bowling Green on Saturday but praised sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert for showing poise to lead team back in the second half for a 27-20 win.

“(The frustration) I…

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