THE RIVALRY
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2008 GAME
Receiver Kerry Meier pulls in the game-winning touchdown last season to put Kansas ahead 39-37.Meier put up 106 yards receiving and two touchdowns on an injured hamstring in a 40-37 victory against the Tigers last year.
Last-second play led to Showdown victory for Kansas
BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
Former Kansas coach Don Fambrough the legendary keeper of the rivalry, has seen plenty of Kansas vs. Missouri football games.
In all, either when playing or coaching, Fambrough has been involved in 34 Kansas vs. Missouri games. And that's not even including the times he has simply watched as a fan.
Still, Fambrough said that few games matched last year's meeting, when quarterback Todd Reesing floated a pass to wide receiver Kerry Meier with 27 seconds left to give Kansas a 40-37 victory.
"That game stands out in my mind as one of the top football games against Missouri that I've ever been to as a coach, fan or whatever." Fambrough said. "It was just unbelievable what our kids did in that football game."
Similar sentiments were given from those
on the field during the game.
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"It was one of the greatest games I've been a part of in college," former linebacker Mike Rivera said. "At that point in our season we were fighting to have something to show for our senior year and for the rest of our team."
On fourth down, and with the game hanging on the play's outcome, Missouri blitzed Kansas, forcing Reesing to shuffle around the pocket.
But the real highlight from the game the play that will be remembered for years to come was the connection between Reesing and Meier.
At the same time, Meier worked his way behind Missouri's defenders before cradling Reesing's pass with an over-the-shoulder catch.
"I was just sitting there taking it all in and realizing that was one of the last plays of my college career," said Rivera, who watched the play from the sideline. "I had confidence in
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