THE MISSOURI STATE BEARS HIT THE
ROAD FOR THE FINAL TIME THIS
FALL
ONE MORE CHANCE FOR THE BEARS TO
UPSET A RANKED OPPONENT
AND POTENTIALLY CARRY SOME
MOMENTUM INTO NEXT WEEK'S SEASON
FINALE AGAINST INDIANA
STATE
STEC AND THE BEARS TRAVELING TO
NORMAL TO TAKE ON THE 7TH RANKED
REDBIRDS
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LATE FIRST QUARTER NO SCORE
BRADY DAVIS TO THE CORNER AND
KACPER RUTKIEWICZ (
CASS-per | root-KEV-itch
) TAPS THE TOES FOR THE SCORE
ILLINOIS STATE STRIKES FIRST
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NEXT BEARS PLAY
JEREMIAH WILSON MAKES HIS
PRESENCE KNOWN
HE BREAKS THROUGH THE LINE AND
THEN SHOWS OFF THE SPEED
74 YARDS TO THE HOUSE... LONGEST
SCORING RUN FOR THE BEARS SINCE
2017
EXTRA POINT NO GOOD, PLUS WILSON
LEAVES INJURED.
REMEMBER HE'S COMING OFF AN
A-C-L TEAR.
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TO THE 2ND, 14-6 BIRDS NOW
BACKUP BRYCE JEFFERSON IN AT Q-B
- AND HE STRUGGLED.
ANGELO GARBUTT WITH THE
INTERCEPTION.
BUT THE BEARS JUST GET A FIELD
GOAL... 14-9 AT HALF.
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17-12 LATE IN THE 4TH
AGAIN, THE DEFENSE HANDS THE
OFFENSE A WINNING CHANCE.
AND AGAIN IT'S GARBUTT - THIS
TIME A STRIP.
TYLER LOVELACE SCOOPS IT
THE BEARS JUST 32 YARDS FROM A
HUGE UPSET
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ON THAT DRIVE... 4TH DOWN FROM
THE THREE YARD LINE
HUSLIG ROLLS OUT AND HE IS
SACKED
ONE OF 5 FOR THE REDBIRDS
DEFENSE ON HUSLIG
AND THAT'S HOW IT ENDS...
ILLINOIS STATE ESCAPES 17-12.
MATT
AS FOR MIZZOU, DO YOU REMEMBER
THIS GAME FROM 20-15?
22ND RANKED TIGERS HOSTING
CONNECTICUT...TO A 9-6 FINAL
SCORE.
NOW YOU MAY ASK WHY I BRING THAT
UP, BECAUSE TODAY'S GAME WITH
NUMBER 11 FLORIDA FELT
SIMILIARLY BORING.
EVEN WITH KELLY BRYANT BACK -
THE FIRST HALF HAD 10 PUNTS AND
THREE FIELD GOALS, SO WE'LL JUST
SKIP
TO THE SECOND.
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EARLY 3RD, KYLE TRASK FOR THE
GATORS FINDING JOSH HAMMOND OVER
THE SHOULDER.
34 YARDS ON THE TOUCHDOWN MAKES
IT 13-3 FLORIDA.
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THREE MINUTES LATER, MIZZOU IN
THE REDZONE FOR THE FIRST TIME
ALL GAME.
1ST AND 10 FROM THE 11, BRYANT
CALLED FOR INTENTIONAL
GROUNDING.
THAT SHOOTS THE DRIVE IN THE
FOOT.
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TIGERS BARELY EVEN THREATENED
THE ENDZONE.
FINAL 30 SECONDS, BRYANT
INTERCEPTED BY MARCO WILSON.
MIZZOU HAS GONE NINE QUARTERS
NOW WITHOUT A TOUCHDOWN AS THE
GATORS CHOMP DOWN IN
COMO, 23-6 THE FINAL SCORE.
MATT
SO THAT'S 0-2, COULD EVANGEL DO
BETTER?
IN THEIR SEASON FINALE, THE
CRUSADERS KNEW THE STAKES.
BEAT BAKER AND YOU'RE IN THE
PLAYOFFS.
LOSE AND THE SEASON IS OVER.
THE CRUSADERS TRYING TO BEAT THE
WILDCATS FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE 2011
TIED AT 7 IN THE SECOND
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CAMERON HARDESTY SWINGS IT TO
BEN FRIEND
HE GOES 15 YARDS TO THE PYLON
FOR THE TOUCHDOWN
CRUSADERS LOOKING GOOD AT
HALFTIME, UP 14-7
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BUT 2ND HALF ADJUSTMENTS WERE
ALL BAKER.
21 STRAIGHT POINTS, UP 28-14.
CRUSADERS FIGHTING BACK IN IT
WITH JUST SECONDS LEFT
HAAKEN FRIEND AND THE ONE-HANDED
TOUCHDOWN GRAB MAKES IT 28-21
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EVANGEL NEEDS THE ONSIDE KICK
THOUGH
CRUSADERS LINE IT UP.
GREAT KICK.
GREAT BOUNCE.
GREAT HIT.
BUT THEY JUST CAN'T QUITE GET TO
THE BALL
THE WILDCATS RECOVER IT
AND BAKER TOPS EVANGEL 28-21 TO
WIN THE HEART OF AMERICA SOUTH
DIVISION TITLE
MATT
SO OUR FINAL CHANCE FOR A
FOOTBALL WIN LANDED ON S-B-U
HOSTING LINDENWOOD
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BUT THE LIONS HAD THE CATS IN
THE BAG TODAY.
EARLY 1ST, CADE BRISTER SLIPS IT
TO NAJEE JACKSON WITH A BIG LANE
TO THE HOUSE.
LINDENWOOD LEADING 7-0.
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2ND QUARTER, 7-3 NOW.
LIONS POUNCE AGAIN.
THAT'S NASH SUTHERLIN SLIDING UP
THE MIDDLE AND IN FOR THE SCORE.
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BUT HERE'S YOUR PLAY OF THE DAY.
STILL 2ND, 14-3.
BRISTER TO THE AIR AGAIN TOWARD
ERIK HENNEMAN WHO SOMEHOW GETS A
FOOT DOWN.
THAT'S GOOD FOR SIX AND SOME
PROPS AS LINDENWOOD ENDS S-B-U'S
SEASON WITH A 42-10 FINAL.
BEARCATS FINISH 3-8 OVERALL.
MATT
NOW I'M GONNA LEAVE THE LOCAL
STRATOSPHERE FOR A SECOND
BECAUSE THEIR ARE TWO HEADLINES
WORTH TOUCHING ON.
BOTH HAVE TO DO WITH
QUARTERBACKS - ONE THE FUTURE,
THE OTHER POSSIBLY THE PRESENT.
LET'S START WITH THE FUTURE -
TUA TAGOVAILOA.
BAMA'S Q-B-1 AND BY ALL
ACCOUNTS, ONE OF THE TOP PICKS
IN THE UPCOMING N-F-L DRAFT --
WAS CARTED OFF TODAY.
WITH HALFTIME APPROACHING, THE
CRIMSON TIDE WAS ALREADY UP BIG
AT
MISSISSIPPI STATE.
TUA STAYED IN TO PRACTICE THE
TWO MINUTE DRILL, BUT WAS
INJURED ON THE DRIVE.
DIAGNOSED AS A DISLOCATED HIP -
HE IS DONE FOR THE SEASON,
SEVERLY HURTING
ALABAMA'S PLAYOFF HOPES.
MATT
THE OTHER QUARTERBACK STORY
BELONGS TO COLIN KAEPERNICK.
NOW EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER
WILL FIXATE ON THE POLITICS AND
DRAMA - SO LET ME FOCUS
ON THE MAIN QUESTION OF THE DAY:
IS HE GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY IN THE
N-F-L STILL?
THAT, AFTERALL, IS WHAT THE
WORKOUT WAS FOR.
AND BY ALL PUBLIC SCOUTING
ACCOUNTS, THE ANSWER IS YES.
ONE N-F-L EXEC EVEN SAID HIS ARM
IS STILL ELITE.
SO IT WOULD SEEM THERE'S NO
FOOTBALL REASON FOR THIS MAN NOT
TO PLAY.
ONLY THE FUTURE KNOWS WHAT WILL
HAPPEN, THOUGH.
AND SPEAKING OF THE FUTURE, TWO
TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT MISSOURI
STATE MATCHUPS SET FOR SUNDAY.
WE'LL GO CHRONOLOGICAL.
FIRST UP, THE MISSOURI VALLEY
MEN'S SOCCER CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
UNDEFEATED, 9TH RANKED MISSOURI
STATE TRYING TO KEEP PERFECTION
ALIVE - FACING
LOYOLA CHICAGO.
KICKOFF 1 P-M ON ESPN PLUS.
AND SECONDLY, STICKING WITH THE
UNDEFEATED THEME.
IT'S THE 4-0 LADY BEARS FACING
7TH RANKED OREGON STATE UP IN
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
THAT'S THE PRESEASON W-N-I-T
CHAMPIONSHIP.
LADY BEARS HAVEN'T TOPPED A
TOP-10 SINCE 2001.
HARDCORE FANS WILL REMEMBER THAT
AS THE SWEET SIXTEEN WIN OVER
NUMBER FIVE DUKE.
TIPOFF IS 3:30 ON THE C-B-S
SPORTS NETWORK.
MATT
AND WHILE I'M PLUGGING THINGS,
CRYSTAL.
ALSO TOMORROW 5 P-M AT THE
RELICS EVENT CENTER.
MID STATES WRESTLING AND OUR OWN
NEWS REPORTER JESSE INMAN IS
REFEREEING THE MAIN