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Barely one season into his Missouri football career, Derrick Washington is no longer the wide-eyed wunderkind.As he bursts through gaping holes at the line of scrimmage in seven-on-seven drills, Washington ...

PowerMizzou.com will preview fall camp extensively over the next five weeks, including previews at every position and individual looks at players who must step up to make 2008 a success.

The attendance of 26,322 for the spring game was a record at Missouri, and more than tripled the next largest crowd on record for the event.

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One of Missouri’s departed football stars from last season sees better days in 2008 for the Tigers.Wide receiver Will Franklin just signed a four-year contract with the Chiefs but says MU will improve ...

“Down the line, sometimes you never can tell what'll happen.”

More... Browns Notes Rucker showing his sure hands By Sean McClelland BEREA - Even without a roster, it would be easy to pick out the five players in this minicamp who were drafted. via Dayton Daily News

Five football players from the University of Missouri have agreed to free-agent contracts, including running back Tony Temple and cornerback Darnell Terrell, who are set to join fourth-round draft pick Martin ... via KansasCity.com

“Especially when a couple of tight ends who will remain nameless were taken, that I thought I would go ahead of.”

Martin Rucker’s cell phone rang shortly before 8 p.m. on Saturday. But sorry, big fella, it wasn’t the NFL calling.After nearly six hours of wishing and hoping, Missouri’s consensus ... via Kansas City Star

“I've had plenty of NFL scouts tell me they were impressed with my hands”

Tony Temple finished his Missouri career with two straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons, including 281 yards and four touchdowns in his final game, a 38-7 victory over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl. via Columbia Daily Tribune

Eight players from last year's Missouri football team have a chance to be taken in this weekend's NFL Draft: Martin Rucker, tight end The knock on Rucker is his weak blocking, not an emphasis in Gary Pinkel's ... via The Missourian

“Maclin, he really good, but they're going to be focusing on him and they ain't even going to be worried about us on the outside. That's an advantage for us.”

Just a couple real quick observations from Saturday's Black and Gold Scrimmage: Great, great crowd. via Columbia Daily Tribune

“He could have easily just sat back and finished practice off after that. It would have been no big deal. But it was so important to him. And then to top it off, he went down there and finished the practice by winning [the drill] on that drive.”

Chase Daniel threw for 4,306 yards and 33 TDs in 2007. "He was telling me, 'Coach, we've got to put the ball on the 30-yard line, offense versus defense. via ESPN

There was a crowd inside the Devine Pavilion Thursday afternoon for Missouri's second NFL pro day. via Columbia Daily Tribune

“Anywhere you go, people are still congratulating you”

Nothing seems changed in the two and a half months since Missouri’s Cotton Bowl triumph capped the greatest football season in school history.Is that an echo of No. via Kansas City Star

“I think we've got great leaders on this football team still”

DEFENSIVE DEPTH While the defense was a source of consternation last season, especially early in the schedule, it should be good from the start in 2008. via WHB-AM Independence

MISSOURI TIGERS Head coach : Gary Pinkel Last season : 12-2 overall, 7-1 in Big 12; won 38-7 over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl. via Rivals

“I woke up this morning with a feeling it was going to be a good day for me”

Fourteen Missouri players worked out for scouts from 17 NFL teams inside the Devine Pavilion Thursday afternoon, and it's safe to say wide receiver Will Franklin walked out the day's big winner. via Columbia Daily Tribune

“It's been a fun experience, but I'm glad I don't have to do this stuff again after this.”

Former Missouri defensive tackle Lorenzo Williams has hardly slept in the last week. via STLtoday

“He's long-jumped nearly 25 feet.”

COLUMBIA | Missouri fights more than one football Border War.

There is, of course, the Border War with Kansas, which the Tigers took this season.

Then there is the Seal the Border War, an annual recruiting battle to keep the best prep football players in the Show-Me State at Mizzou. This year, the Tigers won that Border War as convincingly as any in coach Gary Pinkel's eight signing classes at MU.

Seven of Rivals.com's top 10 players in Missouri signed with MU on Wednesday and eight of the top 12. Read more

“It felt good this year when people stopped calling me Tony and I could start to make a name for myself. I like that challenge of doing that again.”

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Feb. 2--Earlier this week, Tony Temple officially became a former Missouri football player when he dropped his NCAA appeal for a fifth year of eligibility. via Customer Interaction Solutions