OK, so THIS is why Nebraska wanted Blaine Gabbert so badly.
This young man from Parkway West High School is an exceptional quarterback. The Cornhuskers wanted him to run the West Coast offense for Bill Callahan in Lincoln, but then Callahan…
Not content to pick apart the Illini with his huge and accurate arm, Blaine Gabbert finished off the next Mizzou drive himself on the ground.
He took off and ran right through the middle of the Illini defense to score himself.
This…
Back came the Tigers, with Derrick Washington rushing for a first down and Blaine Gabbert connecting with tight end Andrew Jones and Danario Alexander for another first down.
Then came the Gabbert-to-Jared Perry connection for the kill-shot touchdown. That lightning-bolt play…
Missouri started the second half with the football and a 16-3 lead. Blaine Gabbert opened with a tight sideline completion to Jared Perry for 14 yards.
This kid can put the ball in a small window, can’t he?
On third-and-2 from the…
The Tigers “D” was a big first-half story. It held Juice Williams to 7-for-13 passing for 79 yards and an interception.
Mizzou also held the Illini ground game to 72 yards in 20 carries.
That sturdy work, combined with Blaine Gabbert’s terrific…
An interception by Hardy Ricks on a badly overthrown Juice Williams pass gave the Tigers a chance to tack into that lead.
And they did, with Grant Ressel kicking a 44-yard field goal to make it 13-3.
The Illini got a break…
Sophomore Tigers quarterback Blaine Gabbert started very well, marching Mizzou out from the shadow of its own goal line.
A swing pass to Danario Alexander earned 18 yards and got the Tigers rolling. Gabbert did his Tim Tebow imitation, taking off…
The Illini are bringing a loaded team into the Edward Jones Dome this afternoon. The Tigers will counter with a retooled defense.
Can Mizzou shore up its play on that side of the ball? The better teams on the ‘08 schedule…
After Chase Patton marched the offense halfway down the field, Blaine Gabbert - the would-be Nebraska recruit — tagged in.
He heard a smattering of boos from the half-empty stadium. He didn’t take too much abuse for being a turncoat, in…
