This might be hard to believe, but when Mizzou and Wyoming kick off Saturday, Kelly Bryant will become the first quarterback to make his Mizzou debut in his first career start with the program since … Brad Smith in 2002. Every QB starter since Smith’s debut in St. Louis against Illinois appeared in games as a backup prior to his first start, from Chase Daniel to Blaine Gabbert to James Franklin to Corbin Berkstresser to Maty Mauk to Drew Lock.
The biggest question about Bryant’s Mizzou debut will focus on his legs, as in how much will he leave the pocket on designed runs and scrambles?