Because Marquis Johnson isn’t done doing so.
His mother died on April 28. He yearns to connect with her on Aug. 28.
“I’m going to ask if I can wear some cleats I got specially made,” said the Mizzou receiver, whose Tigers open the 2025 season that night against Central Arkansas. “They are some pink cleats that say: ‘RIP, Mom, I love you.’ Pink is her favorite color. I’m going to end up trying to wear some type of pink, just to represent her.”
She was just 39. Denise Bell died in Johnson’s hometown of Dickinson, Texas.