I wonder if Jeremy Maclin reads this blog? I called for him to have a huge game if he wants to be a lock for a 1st round draft pick in the NFL Draft next year. When asked about the draft after he the game, he responded: “It hasn’t even crossed my mind,” Maclin said. “There’s a lot of talk about it, but we’ll approach that situation when it comes.”

Maclin finished the game with 4 rushes for 84 yards and a touchdown, plus 8 receptions for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns. This is the monster game everyone wanted to see. It’s something we’ve come to expect on a weekly basis from Maclin. “J-Mac, what can you say?” Daniel said while reading the statistics off a sheet. “It’s unbelievable, the things he can do with a ball in his hands.”

Jeremy was making a fool of the Kansas State defense all day and earned their respect. “In this business we use the word great too often, but he is a great player,” Prince said. “He does so many things and you set the coverages to deal with him, and then all of sudden one guy is out of position and he’s gone.”

For those of you who missed the game, I’ll be sure to get some highlights up later this week.

On Monday, Missouri standout WR/KR Jeremy Maclin was quoted as saying “Any sophomore or junior who leaves early and doesn’t go in the first round, that’s not a very smart decision. If you can’t refine your game this last year or two years to get to that point, I don’t understand what the point is.” Now, Jeremy is a redshirt sophomore, so even though this is only his second season on the field, it is his 3rd season out of high school… thus making him eligible for the NFL Draft.

The question is… will Jeremy be a first round pick? Based on the above quote, we’d have to assume that he will return to Missouri if he isn’t. Maclin is currently ranked No. 7 overall by Scouts Inc.’s Top 32 list on ESPN.com. NFLdraftdog.com projects Maclin as the 27th pick of the first round and FootballFutures.com has him as the 13th pick.

Those are all pretty good indications that he will be a first round pick. Maclin is very similar to Ted Ginn Jr. a few years ago. Ginn even busted his ankle up in the final game of the year and was still a first round pick. Plus with Chase Daniel leaving, there’s no telling what will happen to Mizzou next year.

All my money is on Jeremy heading to the pros.

The Missouri Tigers finally got Jeremy Maclin going last week against Colorado. It was only the second time all season he had over 10 receptions. I have no doubt that Missouri will stay hot and beat the snot out of Baylor this weekend, and they’ll do it with the help of Maclin.

The coaches are extremely impressed with the way Jeremy has been playing this year. “He’s playing a lot better than he was a year ago,” Pinkel said. “He’s stronger, faster, quicker. He knows the game better.”

He contributes to the team in all facets of the offense and on special teams. He’s one of the most versatile players in all of college football. Baylor is 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. They’ll try to focus in on Maclin,l but they just don’t have the talent or speed to stop him. I wouldn’t be surprised at all with another Missouri 58-0 win and if Jeremy Maclin has 150+ yards of offense.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys stunned the Missouri Tigers on Saturday when they took home a 28-23 victory. Chase Daniel was off a bit, but was still able to connect with Jeremy Maclin 8 times for 120 yards.

“Put it all on me,” Daniel said. “I should have made all three of those throws. It seemed like we were a little bit off all night. For the reason, I have no idea.”

The three throws he is referring to were interceptions, one of which was headed to Jeremy. “We knew the ball was going to go to Maclin,” said linebacker Patrick Lavine, who made the interception. “He’s a big playmaker on offense, and so I tried to play on him harder.”

This is also the first game since the opener where Jeremy Maclin wasn’t able to find the endzone.

The Missouri Tigers are no ranked No. 11 and face off against the No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns this coming weekend.

Stu Durando of the St. Louis Today newspaper wrote an awesome article about Jeremy Maclin and his progress this offseason. The Missouri Tigers just started practice a few days ago, and already Maclin is wowing the coaching staff. Check out what Stu said:

We already had been told that receiver Jeremy Maclin is bigger, faster and stronger than last season, and now it appears, also quicker, according to coach Gary Pinkel.

We had seen what he can do with raw talent: 80 catches, 375 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns and a ridiculous amount of versatility in his first collegiate season.

Now we’re told that Maclin has added another weapon to his repertoire. He has discovered how to practice efficiently. And that’s no joke. That’s how a good player gets better, and Pinkel said Maclin has figured it out.

“His practice habits are completely different,” Pinkel said Tuesday morning. “Now you see him and he has good habits. When you have that, then fundamentally you get better. His one-on-one routes will be better along with his awareness and knowing the defenses and adjustments and the complexities of what we do on offense.”

Pinkel has seen the evidence in only two days of practice. He knows that opposing defenses are going to do everything imaginable to stop Maclin and Chase Daniel from destroying their Saturdays.

Pinkel seems to welcome that approach. In the Cotton Bowl, Arkansas did its best to slow Maclin, and he was held to three catches for 32 yards but the Tigers’ running game exploded.

“We see everything there is (from defenses) and work against just about everything there is,” Pinkel said. “What we do with Maclin is move him. He’s all over the field. We can put Chase Coffman to further side receiver or tight in the slot and the same with Jeremy Maclin. So, it’s very difficult unless you want to line up in just man and cover one guy or double because sometimes he’s at running back. He’s all over the place.”

If this doesn’t scare the crap out of opposing defenses then I don’t know what will. I originally thought Michael Crabtree would be the best WR in the Big 12, but after reading this… I’m thinking Jeremy may win that award.

The Big 12 recently held their Media Days in Kansas City. Along with Coach Pinkel, the Missouri Tigers invited QB Chase Daniel, TE Chase Coffman, S Williams Moore, and WR Jeremy Maclin to participate in the conferences. “Just trying to get a feel of how everybody is thinking. Getting different views from different schools,” said Jeremy.

The Tigers are picked to win the Big 12 North and anything short of a BCS bid will be a disappointment. They have one of the most explosive offenses in college football and a very strong defense. Maclin said, “If you just repeat what you did last year, that’s not getting better at all. You can’t settle for what you did last year. You have to get better, stat-wise, as an offense, as a whole team, chemistry and everything has to get better.”

One thing cool that came out of the Media Days was a quote by Chase Daniel. It’s funny, yet true. He said, “I have the best job in America where I can throw a 10-yard out route to Jeremy Maclin and he’ll take it 80 yards against Texas A&M. I am very blessed in that aspect.”

Are the Missouri Tigers Big 12 favorites? It kind of feels weird saying that. Usually we talk about Oklahoma and Texas. But last year, Missouri was a sniff away from making a BCS game. They have Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin to thank for their success. There is no doubt in my mind that Missouri fans expect big things from their team this year.

I just read an article on ESPN.com that was touting the Tigers as BCS Bowl contenders, but it got me wondering… are they contenders, or are they favorites?

Missouri: The Tigers still are chapped about getting left out of the BCS in 2007. Quarterback Chase Daniel and wide receiver Jeremy Maclin are determined to make sure the team isn’t snubbed again in 2008.

What do you think? They have a very strong offense with two Heisman candidates and a balanced defense. If they can take a leap forward and beat Oklahoma, then I think Missouri has a very strong chance at making a BCS game.

The Missouri Tigers were just dealt some bad news. Wide receiver Danario Alexander will miss at least the nonconference part of the Tigers’ upcoming football season, having torn a graft on his anterior cruciate ligament, a repair to his left knee that he underwent after last season. It was Alexander’s injury last season that opened the door for Jeremy Maclin to be a starter. You never wish for injury on someone, but if Alexander was never hurt, Maclin may not have had the opportunities he had last season.

But Alexander and Maclin are connected in an other way too. They roomed together last season at Missouri and Maclin has been very kind and helpful with Alexanders recovery. “He’s been through this before and knows what it takes to come back quickly,” Alexander said in April. Maclin tore his ACL in the summer before his true freshman year. He sat out that season and then broke out as a redshirt freshman last year.

With Alexander down for at least the first half of the season, even more defender’s eyes will be on Jeremy Maclin.