St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 28, 2015
MU defense is strong in final scrimmage
Vanderbilt's Trey Ellis, left, is hit by Missouri's Anthony Sherrils, right, while trying to field a punt during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Sherrils was penalized on the play. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)Matter: Picking Mizzou's breakout starCOLUMBIA, Mo. • In the preseason’s final scrimmage, Missouri’s defense was due. The Tigers had produced just one takeaway in the first two scrimmages as a revitalized passing game became the revelation of August the last three weeks. On Thursday, though, the final dress rehearsal belonged to the defense.