Jeremy Maclin News

Each is just a moment. Some are beginnings, others are culminations, each a still reminder of the greatness of last season's class of stars.

Missouri's Jeremy Maclin was a national icon for two years in college football. His lightning speed and breathtaking cuts in traffic were legendary, thrusting him into the conversation as one of the best playmakers in the land, and eventually the first round of the 2009 NFL draft.

Heading into the 2009 college football season, the majority of media outlets believed that the Big XII North Division would be won by either Kansas or Nebraska.

In retrospect, I can think of endless ways in which I could have better spent my Saturday afternoon.

Posted November 4, 2009 at 7:19 p.m. On paper, this one looks like a mismatch, thanks mostly to Baylor's punchless offense.

The Big 12 has plenty of elite defensive linemen - Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh and Jared Crick and Texas' Sergio Kindle to name a few.

Alexander continued his case for All-Big 12 honors with another outstanding performance in helping lead Mizzou to a much-needed 36-17 win at Colorado.

Why the Wildcats can win the North: They have Bill Snyder on the sideline and a favorable schedule down the stretch.

The phrase, "offense wins games, but defense wins championships" almost perfectly describes the Missouri Tigers the last few seasons.

Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins This isn`t how they envisioned Missouri week inside the Colorado football program back in August when the unusual step was taken to make it a team goal to beat the Tigers.

As soon as Gary Pinkel finished the opening remarks of his weekly appearance before the media, the biggest question floating around the Missouri football program resurfaced.

Coming off back-to-back losses, the Missouri Tigers return home for Homecoming and a primetime matchup against the Texas Longhorns.

It seems like only yesterday the Missouri Tigers were gearing up for their Sept.

Gary Pinkel said it wasnt fair to compare Danario Alexander to Jeremy Maclin, the two-time All-American at Missouri who now plays wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles.Then Pinkel made just that comparison.

Gary Pinkel knew what the news media were thinking, and what Missouri fans were thinking, because he was wrestling with the same emotions as he tried a midnight dissection of how Missouri lost at Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Now, it finally can be said: Nebraska is back. There's no way Bill Callahan's Nebraska teams come back from a 12-0, fourth-quarter deficit to win.

Scoring touchdowns is nothing new for Jeremy Maclin. That's why he's here. During Sunday's 33-14 win over winless Tampa Bay, the rookie receiver and first-round draft pick showed the first signs that he might be scoring touchdowns for the Eagles in a hurry, for quite some time.

Wire Tap: Maclin making moves Jeremy Maclin blew up Sunday but should be an up-and-down performer in '09 Be wary of Chris Henry and Bobby Wade, risky plays even in deep leagues Buy low on running backs Jonathan Stewart and Brian Westbrook if you can Jeremy Maclin caught six passes for 142 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Sunday's breakout ...

Kansas City, MO a ' If you turned on the news earlyA Thursday evening, all the talk was of two things: the rainy weather and the traffic heading down I-70, on its way to Columbia for the Missouri-Nebraska game.

It happens in the NFL almost weekly: A veteran gets hurt and a younger player gets his chance.