The Reese’s Senior Bowl named University of Missouri linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper as its defensive player of the week following the Tigers’ come-from-behind win over No. 15 Kansas State.
Hopper finished with eight tackles – six solos and two assists – along with a pair of pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and a tackle for a loss in the 30-27 victory.
One of Mizzou’s captains, Hopper is on the watch lists for the Butkus Award, Nagurski Trophy and Senior Bowl. He was a Preseason Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference honoree from the league’s coaches and media. Athlon made him a preseason Third-Team All-America selection and a First-Team All-SEC honoree. He earned Phil Steele Third-Team Preseason All-SEC awards. He was graded as the No. 2 returning linebacker in the league by PFF College – behind teammate Chad Bailey.
The Tigers (3-0) return to action on Saturday, Sept. 23 taking on Memphis in the Mizzou to the Lou Classic in St. Louis. Kickoff from The Dome at America’s Center will take place at 6:30 p.m. CT and air on ESPNU and the Tiger Radio Network.
It will be Missouri’s first football game in St. Louis since 2010. Tickets for next week’s game are available for purchase online.
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The Reese’s Senior Bowl is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile the past 74 years. More than 900 NFL personnel, including key decision-makers from all 32 teams, and over 1,100 media members from around the country were credentialed last year. In each of the past three years, the Reese’s Senior Bowl has had 100 or more players drafted and over 40 percent of the entire draft class, which are both record-setting figures for any all-star game.
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University of Missouri signal-caller Brady Cook was named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 List for Week 3.
Cook – also named one of the Manning Award’s stars of the week – has been officially added to the Midseason Watch List and is eligible to be named the 2023 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award winner. The O’Brien will announce its quarterback of the week on Tuesday.
Cook helped lead a come-from-behind, 30-27 win over No. 15 Kansas State at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field which saw the Tigers score 13 fourth-quarter points.
He finished 23-of-35 for a career-high 356 yards and two touchdowns, his first career 300-yard game. He also picked up his 10th career rushing score, third of 2023 and the first rushing score allowed by K-State this season.
Cook broke Chase Daniels’ program record for consecutive passes without an interception with a mark of 281 attempts, surpassing Daniels’ 254 set from Nov. 4, 2006, to Sept. 15, 2007. Cook became the ninth player in Mizzou history to eclipse 20 passing and 10 rushing touchdowns over a career, becoming the first quarterback to reach both marks since James Franklin (2010-13).
The Tigers (3-0) return to action on Saturday, Sept. 23 taking on Memphis in the Mizzou to the Lou Classic in St. Louis. Kickoff from The Dome at America’s Center will take place at 6:30 p.m. CT and air on ESPNU and the Tiger Radio Network.
Following his record-setting boot in Saturday’s upset win over No. 15 Kansas State, University of Missouri kicker Harrison Mevis was named Southeastern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday.
His SEC-record, 61-yard, game-winning field goal propelled Mizzou to a 30-27 win over the visiting Wildcats. Mevis also made kicks of 25 and 30 yards, averaged 64.3 yards on six kickoffs with five touchbacks and converted three extra points to close out the 12-point day.
The 61-yarder – a career long and the longest in the NCAA FBS this season – was his second-career game winner (Arkansas 2020) and the second-longest field goal in Mizzou history behind Tom Whelihan’s 62-yarder against Colorado in 1986.
Mevis broke a three-way SEC tie between Fuad Reveiz (Tennessee, 1982), Kevin Butler (Georgia, 1984) and Chris Perkins (Florida, 1984) for longest kick in league history and it was also the first SEC field goal made beyond 57 yards since 2005.
It was the 11th career field goal of 50 yards or more for Mevis – six more than second place in the record book (Whelihan). Mevis also matched the program record of 66 career field goals, tying Andrew Bagget (2012-15) for the top spot on the chart.
The Tigers (3-0) return to action on Saturday, Sept. 23 taking on Memphis in the Mizzou to the Lou Classic in St. Louis. Kickoff from The Dome at America’s Center will take place at 6:30 p.m. CT and air on ESPNU and the Tiger Radio Network.
It will be Missouri’s first football game in St. Louis since 2010. Tickets for next week’s game are available for purchase online.
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