MISSOURI TIGERS
2015 College Football Preview
OFFENSE - 7
------RETURNING STARTERS------
DEFENSE - 5
KEY LOSSES
OFFENSE: Marcus Murphy-TB, Darius White-WR, Jimmie Hunt-WR, Bud Sasser-WR, Mitch Morse-OT, Anthony Gatti-OG
DEFENSE: Markus Golden-DE, Lucas Vincent-NG, Matt Hoch-DT, Braylon Webb-SS, Duron Singleton-NB, Christian Brinser-P, Shane Ray-DE (NFL), Harold Brantley-NG (inj.)
QB Maty Mauk

Anyone who believes this Missouri team isn't capable of winning the SEC East hasn't been paying attention the past two years when these same Tigers pulled of this surprising dual feat. The man who has had his hand in both title runs is quarterback Maty Mauk, the former two-time Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year out of high school. He's back again as are four of five of his offensive linemen. There are certainly some holes that will need filling but it looks like the SEC East race is shaping up to be a Georgia/Mizzou battle, at least heading into August camp. All-American defensive end Shane Ray posted huge numbers in 2014 but bolted early for the NFL. Then the defensive line took a huge hit when leader Harold Brantley was lost for the season due to injuries from a car wreck. This front line is the big question mark. The difficulty in moving these Tigers to the top of the rankings has been their inability to compete with the SEC big boys in that same title match. But never count this team out. Gary Pinkel might be the most underrated coach in all of college football.

LB Kentrell Brothers
 
MISSOURI 2015 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/
Key Players
OFFENSE
QB Maty Mauk-Jr (6-0, 195) Eddie Printz-So (6-3, 215)
TB Russell Hansbrough-Sr (5-9, 190) Ish Witter-So (5-10, 190)
WR Wesley Leftwich-Sr (6-1, 200) Keyon Dilosa-RFr (6-3, 200)
WR DeSean Blair-RFr (6-3, 190) J'Mon Moore-So (6-3, 190)
WR Nate Brown-So (6-3, 205) Eric Laurent-Jr (6-2, 215)
TE Sean Culkin-Jr (6-6, 245) Jason Reese-So (6-5, 240)
OT Connor McGovern-Sr (6-4, 300) Malik Cuellar-Jr (6-5, 300)
OG Taylor Chappell-Sr (6-5, 300) Brad McNulty-Sr (6-4, 305)
C Evan Boehm-Sr (6-3, 320) Alec Abeln-So (6-3, 290)
OG Mitch L. Hall-Sr (6-5, 310) Kevin Pendleton-RFr (6-4, 315)
OT Nate Crawford-So (6-5,. 290) Clay Rhodes-So (6-5, 280)
K Andrew Baggett-Sr (6-1, 215) ..
 
MISSOURI 2015 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/
Key Players
DEFENSE
DE Charles Harris-So (6-3, 255) Spencer Williams-RFr (6-3, 255)
NG Rickey Hatley-Jr (6-4, 285) Tyler Hanneke-Jr (6-4, 250)
DT Josh Augusta-Jr (6-4, 335) A.J. Logan-So (6-2, 300)
DE Walter Brady-RFr (6-3, 255) Justin Grava-Jr (6-3, 250)
SLB Donavin Newsom-Jr (6-2, 230) Clarence Green-Sr (6-0, 220)
MLB Michael Scherer-Jr (6-3, 230) Brandon Lee-RFr (6-2, 220)
WLB Kentrell Brothers-Sr (6-1, 235) Joey Burkett-So (6-2, 210)
CB Kenya Dennis-Sr (5-11, 195) John Gibson-Jr (6-0, 190)
CB Aarion Penton-Jr (5-10, 185) Logan Cheadle-So (5-10, 180)
SS Anthony Sherrills-So Cortland Browning-Sr (6-1, 205)
FS Ian Simon-Sr (6-0, 195) Thomas Wilson-So (5-10, 190)
P Andrew Baggett-Sr (6-1, 215) Luke Jackson-RFr (6-1, 185)

 

 

MISSOURI 2015 SCHEDULE

Sep. 5 - SE Missouri State
Sep. 12 - at Arkansas State
Sep. 19 - Connecticut
Sep. 26 - at Kentucky
Oct. 3 - South Carolina
Oct. 10 - Florida
Oct. 17 - at Georgia
Oct. 24 - at Vanderbilt
Nov. 5 - Mississippi State
Nov. 14 - Brigham Young @Kansas City, MO
Nov. 21 - Tennessee
Nov. 28 - at Arkansas