Jeremy Maclin Zone

October 3rd, 2008 by Maclin Zone

Tomorrow night at 9:00 PM EST on ESPN, Jeremy Maclin and the No. 4 Missouri Tigers will be playing the unranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. It’s going to be a Thanksgiving feast on national television. Last year against the Corn Huskers, Maclin put up 100+ yards of offense. With Missouri’s offense clicking on all cylinders so far in 2008, I’d expect him to nearly double those numbers (not to mention his kickoff/punt yardage).

But what about kickoffs and punts? What if Nebraska is scared of Jeremy and they try to squib it? “Yeah, obviously, it’s frustrating,” Maclin said. “But you’ve got to look at it for the better of the team. They’re going to squib the ball, and we pick it up and take it to the 38-, 40-yard line. We’re just as fine with that. If people directional kick the ball on punts or punt it out of bounds, that’s definitely something we’ll live with.”

Missouri is coming off a bye, so they’re definitely rested and wll prepared for this game. The best way to shut Nebraksa fans up is to get an early lead. Look for Chase to come out firing and for Maclin to be on the receiving end. “We’re game-planning for all situations,” Maclin said. “If they’re going to do it, they’re going to do it. If they give me an opportunity to return the ball, and we give our rangers team some time to make things happen, hopefully we can do some things.”

My prediction is Jeremy Maclin: 7 receptions for 140 yards, 3 rushes for 32 yards and 2 total touchdowns. Then he’ll also add almost 100 return yards on top of the offensive numbers.