The Missouri Tigers are a week away from their December 29th Alamo Bowl game against Northwestern. One of the big questions that still looms over the head of Jeremy Maclin and all the Tiger fans is: Will Maclin go pro?

He’s said before he won’t make a decision until after the bowl game, but Jeremy did submit his paperwork to the NFL Draft Advisory board asking their opinion on his draft potential. Most underclassmen do this though…

The upside for going pro… big time money.

And the upside for returning to Missouri for another season?

“Who’s been a three-time All-American? And I still haven’t won a Big 12 championship,” said Maclin, who earned All-America honors the last two years. “Yes, we’re losing Daniel and Coffman, which is a huge part of our offense, but we still have playmakers around. … Big-time names are leaving, but I think we’ve got guys who can step in. They may not be ready right now, but after spring ball and through the summer and starting next season, I think they’ll be ready to play.”

Missouri Tigers sophomore wideout/return specialist Jeremy Maclin was named a first-team selection on The Associated Press All-America team. This marks his second consecutive first-team AP selection.

Maclin leads major-college football in all-purpose yards with 203.54 a game — just over 20 yards more than second-place Jahvid Best of California. Maclin has 95 catches for 1,221 yards and has scored 15 touchdowns.

With stats like that, there’s a lot of talk about Jeremy heading to the NFL. He’s been pretty quiet on the topic the past few weeks (which usually means they’re gone). As for the premise that he would leave if projected as a first-round pick, Maclin said, “There’s a lot more you’ve got to factor into it.”

Jeremy Maclin and the Missouri Tigers are embracing a new role for Saturday’s Big 12 Championship Game against the Oklahoma Sooners… the role of spoiler. The Tigers are nowhere near as good as the Sooners, but with a win on Saturday they can ruin the Sooners hopes and dreams of going to the BCS National Title game.

Maclin has played Oklahoma twice (both games in 2007), and in each game he was held under 100 yards receiving with 0 receiving touchdowns… although he did record 2 rushing touchdowns against them. The Sooners have a strong, fast defense which makes it difficult for Maclin to use his speed to breakaway.

One thing that helps Mizzou’s chance in this game is the weather. The game is being played in Kansas City at Arrowhead… it’s going to be 30 degrees and snowing. Perfect weather for an upset. With Maclin likely going pro next year, an upset on Saturday could be the biggest game of his career.

Go Tigers!

The Missouri Tigers may not have finished the regular season on a good note, but WR Jeremy Maclin did. In the Tigers 40-37 loss to Kansas on Saturday, Jeremy had 9 receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown, plus 3 rushes for 32 yards. This is the 3rd straight game Maclin has gone over 100 yards receiving.

Luckily, Jeremy Maclin isn’t ending his season on a losing note. The Missouri Tigers get to play No. 2 Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship on Saturday. The entire nation will be watching and waiting to see if Missouri can knock them off. Ohhh the chaos that would cause. Maclin will be in primetime and have dozens of NFL scouts watching him. I think he’ll blow up for another 100 yards.

Jeremy Maclin and the Missouri Tigers had a bye last weekend and spent it getting ready for Kansas. This will be their last home game of the 2008 season. Odds are that Missouri will be playing Texas for the Big 12 Championship.

A lot of people are speculating that this is Jeremy Maclin’s final season in a Missouri Tiger uniform. He will be a first round pick in the NFL Draft, so odds are he’s going to the NFL. Can’t pass up guaranteed millions.

Jeremy has back to back 100-yard receiving games and will look to keep that streak going. I’ll have a more in depth preview of the game later this week.

Here are some of the highlights I promised you from the Iowa State game.

The Missouri Tigers clinch the Big XII North for the 2nd straight year after defeating Iowa State 52-20 up in Ames. Jeremy Maclin, Derrick Washington and Chase Daniel all had very strong games, and William Moore added his first INT of the season and returned it for a TD. Moore is the first player in Mizzou history to return 4 interceptions for TDs and is also the first in Mizzou history to score defensive TDs in 4 straight seasons.

Jeremy Maclin and the MIssouri Tigers did to Iowa State exactly what they were supposed to do. They were up 31-7 at the half and didn’t let up, giving them a final score of 52-20.

Maclin accounted for 6 of those points when he scored on a 43 yard pass from Chase Daniel. Jeremy ended the game with 8 receptions for 103 yards plus one touchdown. That gives him back-to-back 100 yard receiving games, and 100-yard performances in 3 of the last 4 games. It also puts him over the 1,000 mark on the season.

With the win, the Missouri Tigers also captured the Big 12 North title. “I am excited that we are Big 12 North champions again and I think our football team has high expectations for themselves and we have more football still,” Coach Pinkel said.

Kansas is the last remainging regular season game on their schedule. “Guys are still hungry for that KU game. It’s definitely a big rivalry game, so we’re not going to take them lightly,” Missouri receiver Jeremy Maclin said.

Iowa State should pose no threat or challenge to Jeremy Maclin and the Missouri Tigers. I don’t know what the line is on this game, but it should be at least 25 in the Tigers favor.

Looking at his stats, you will see that Jeremy has blown up statistically every other week. This week is scheduled to be his off week. I however don’t believe in this pattern. I think Jeremy will continue on his tear.

Missouri is still going to the Big 12 Championship game so they have something to play for. They will likely be playing upset to whatever team comes out of the South. A win in the Big 12 Championship will knock someone out of the BCS National Championship game.

Jeremy Maclin is an integral part of the Tigers offense and they’ll continue to showcase him this week against a terrible Iowa State team (0-6 in the Big 12, 2-8 overall).

Peter Fleischer from the Bleacher Report wrote an article titled “Falsely Accused! Jeremy Maclin is NOT having a down year“. If you’ve been following this fan site since the start of college football this year, you may have picked up on a few notes here and there that sounded like I was syaing he is having a down year. While Maclin may have had a few down games, he is not having a down year.

With two games left, Jeremy Maclin sits at 71 receptions for 949 yards and 9 touchdowns. In 2007, he had 80 receptions for 1055 yards and 9 touchdowns. So he’s all but guaranteed to surpass last year’s receiving stats.

Now on to rushing… this year he has 27 rushes for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 2007, he had 51 rushes for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns. So his rushing numbers are down a bit, but they still look good for someone who isn’t a running back.

Now on to returning… I hope you didn’t forget Jeremy Maclin returns punts and kicks. His kick return numbers are down some this year, but that’s only because they don’t run him out on every return now. But he still has 26 kick returns for 658 yards and a touchdown (99 yards).

So I agree with the bleacher report article. Jeremy Maclin is not having a down year. In fact, he’s improved his stock and will be a 1st round drfat pick in 2009.

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.