This is the game of the week! No. 11 Missouri Tigers traveling to Austin to play the No. 1 Texas Longhorns. The entire naiton will be watching. Now is the time for Missouri to get back in the good graces of the poll voters. A win over No. 1 Texas would be huge!

This will be Jeremy Maclin’s first time playing against Texas. The Texas defense will be keying in on stopping him. Maclin acknowledged this season is different from last in terms of the attention he receives. “I’ve seen a lot of high-lows (double coverage), things like that,” he said. “But that’s why you have to work yourself into the running game, work yourself into screens and the quick game and set up the play-action. I think Coach (Christensen) definitely has done a good job of mixing it up a bit.”

Hopefully, Jeremy can use his moves and speed to break free from defenders. “Because of his top-end speed,” said Missouri offensive coordinator Dave Christensen, “he has a chance to take it the distance every time he touches the football.”

I’m predicting a very close game. Something like 31-28. Jeremy Maclin will have a huge night receiving the ball and returning kicks/punts. They’ll need him. Something in the range of 150 yards of offense and a touchdown sounds about right.