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Tigers to battle Buffaloes Saturday with much-improved defensive line
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Its star quarterback can take over games, but Missouri is trying to prove it can play pretty well on the other side of the ball, too.
The Tigers' defense has allowed 44 points through three games, the second-fewest in the Big 12 Conference. A 48-0 win over Ball State on Sept. 18 showed how far Missouri (2-1) has come, but Colorado (3-0), which visits Saturday to open conference play, presents quite a challenge.
Coach Gary Pinkel believes the defense is still evolving.
the defense is still strong.
"The difference between last year's team winning eight games and the year before (a 5-7 record) was our defense," Pinkel said.
was our defense. Thumbs up.
The Tigers' depth took a hit
Monday when the team suspended starting linebacker David Richard after he was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession. Marcus Bacon will make his first career start Saturday in Richard's place.
saturday Bacon, a sophomore, has four tackles this season. He will play an role in Missouri's attempts to slow down Colorado tailback Bobby Purify, whose average of 118 rushing yards per game ranks 14th in the nation.
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"Marcus has been playing quite a bit there," Pinkel said. "He's very competitive. I'm sure he's excited about the opportunity. It's certainly going to be a task. We're playing a really good running back, without question one of the best running backs in the Big 12."
Ball State running back Adell Givens, center, is swarmed by Missouri's Emmett Morris, bottom, Quincy Wade, right, and Andrew Hoskins Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004, during the first half of Missouri's 48-0 victory in Columbia, Mo. Missouri held Ball State to less than 100 rushing yards during the game.
Sproles could end Texas A&M's run
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M's resurgent defense isn't too worried about Darren Sproles gaining 100 yards on Saturday. Texas A&M just hopes Kansas State's senior running back doesn't embarrass them and do it in one quarter.
Sprotes has gained 100 yards in a quarter seven times in his career, and the Aggies' defense doesn't need any more setbacks after losing its famed Wrecking Crew nickname last year because of ineffective play.
"For a guy his size, he brings the whole package," Texas A&M defensive coordinator Carl Torbush said. "He's as close to Barry Sanders are you can get. He's done it game in and game out for a number of years without being injured.
"Hopefully, we can keep him behind the line of scrimmage. If
he gets out to daylight, we've got problems."
The Texas A&M defense soured last season in the first year of coach Dennis Franchione's tenure and it started off the same way this season by allowing 582 yards in a season-opening loss to Utah. More recently, the Aggies have looked more like the old Wrecking Crew.
The Aggie defenders don't want Sproles spoiling their recent success in Saturday's Big 12 opener at Kyle Field. The Aggies held Wyoming to 181 total yards and allowed Clemson only 250 yards after losing to Utah.
"We're not going to shut this team down, Darren Sproles is just too good," Franchione said. "We just hope they don't have a record-setting day against us. We hope to contain him somewhat and then you have to defend the
other aspects of their game."
Sproles had a school-record 292 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette, breaking his own single game total. He's reached 100 yards 21 times in his career, three behind the Big 12 record of 24 by Texas' Ricky Williams.
Sproles hasn't had his big quarters just against weaker teams. He ripped off a personal best 150 fourth-quarter yards against Oklahoma last season. He's also gained 100 yards in quarters against Baylor, Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Western Kentucky and Louisiana-Lafayette.
"He's one of the premier backs in the country for the past two seasons," safety Jaxon Appel said. "He's going to be playing on Sunday in a couple of years. I'd rather tackle a guy 6-4, 240, than Sproles. He's so fast and not very tall. He can go around or he can go through you."
Keeping the 5-foot-7 Sproles to short gains will be the defensive goal.
sive goal.
“It’s going to be a challenge.” safety Erik Mayes said. “It’s going to be more of a linebacker thing, I’d rather see somebody like (linebacker) Justin Warren come up and make 10 tackles than me getting 10 tackles against this offense.”
Still, Franchione saw enough of Sproles in Kansas State's Big 12 championship game against Oklahoma last season to give him nightmares.
"They pitched the ball to him and he rolled and I thought Oklahoma had him," Franchione said. "It seemed like eight Oklahoma players around him and the next thing I knew, he broke out of the pack and scored a touchdown.
scores a point.
"He found something that I didn't see. His ability to turn on the jets and hit that hole — wow."