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Missouri wide receiver Maurice Massey has been dismissed from the team after being arrested, school officials said Monday. Massey, 20, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault, fourth-degree assault and first-degree property damage, according to the Boone County Sheriff Department. He was released after bonding out of jail. Massey had not played for the Tigers this year after he opted out of the season because of the coronavirus outbreak. "Maurice Massey has been dismissed from the Mizzou Football program for a violation of team rules," the university said. "Since electing to opt out of the 2020 football season due to COVID-19 last month, he has not been involved in any of our practices or team activities." A former three-star recruit from St. Louis, Massey played in four games for Missouri last year but did not record a catch. Missouri (2-2) takes a two-game winning streak to No. 10 Florida (2-1) on Saturday. - AP College Football

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WR Maurice Massey, Missouri
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10/24/20 - Larry Rountree III, Sr/2021, Missouri, 5-11, 211 (DS#13 RB) + More +

Larry Rountree carried 37 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns, leading Missouri to a grinding 20-10 victory over Kentucky on Saturday. The Tigers (2-2 Southeastern Conference) played stingy defense and converted enough third- and fourth-down plays to control the ball with lengthy drives. Missouri held the ball for 43 minutes and ran 56 more plays than the Wildcats (2-3). Missouri quarterback Connor Bazelak completed 21 of 30 passes for 201 yards, and Jalen Knox caught five passes for 60 yards. The Tigers converted 10 of 20 third downs and 4 of 5 fourth downs. Defense was the only thing keeping Kentucky in the game early, as the Wildcats managed only 65 total yards in the first half. At the end of the half, Kentucky held Missouri out of the end zone on two plays from the 1-yard line, causing the Tigers to settle for an 18-yard Harrison Mevis field goal and a 10-3 halftime lead. - Missouri/AP College Football

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RB Larry Rountree III, Missouri
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10/23/20 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2026, Missouri, 5-10, 205 (DS#8 SS) + More +

Jalen Catalon saw nothing but green grass in front of him. Well, green grass and Matt Corral. But the redshirt freshman made quick work of the Ole Miss quarterback, slipping past his half-hearted attempt at a tackle and cruising into the end zone for a tone-setting touchdown. A native of Mansfield, Texas, Catalon returned his first career interception for a 35-yard score that put the Razorbacks up 17-0 over the Rebels early in the second quarter Saturday. For Corral, who entered Week 4 with only one pick to his name, it was his second interception in as many attempts. "We were just in a zone coverage, just reading the quarterback and he rolled out and I read his eyes," Catalon said Tuesday, recalling the sequence. "I just broke on the ball and made the play and had my eyes on the end zone and took it home from there. It was a great feeling.

"I credit my D-line because without them all the interceptions that happened that day wouldn't have happened, so credit to those guys and everybody else who did their job. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I made the play." Catalon made the play because that is what he knows to do. Razorbacks linebacker Grant Morgan labeled the safety a technician. "Linebackers have a joke about him," Morgan noted. "We call him Ironman because we always know he's going to be able to make us right if we mess up. Just be able to have that at that time of the game just shows that no matter what happened we were able to capitalize on their mistakes and we were just able to play our defense. "We kept saying the whole game who is going to be the guy to make the play? Who is going to be the guy that does their job so good that it ends up making the difference in the game?" - Northwest Arkansas Times

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SS Jalen Catalon, Missouri
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10/21/20 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2026, Missouri, 5-10, 205 (DS#8 SS) + More +

Chad Morris called Jalen Catalon "one of the top five high school players" he ever saw. Turns out the former unsuccessful Arkansas Razorbacks coach now Auburn offensive coordinator successfully recruited perhaps one of the best safeties that Arkansas has ever seen. Umpteen chapters remain before archiving Catalon's place in Razorbacks history, but four games into 2020 the redshirt freshman from Mansfield, Texas posts a season reminiscent of past Razorbacks great safeties Steve Atwater, a NFL Hall of Famer, Kenoy Kennedy, and All-Americans Ken Hamlin and the late Martine Bercher. For first-year Coach Sam Pittman's Razorbacks, 2-2 after thwarting Ole Miss, 33-21 Saturday at Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Catalon already has made 45 tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, broken up two passes and intercepted one returned for a 35-yard touchdown.

Call Catalon a catalyst. A catalyst in Pittman and first-year defensive coordinator/safeties coach Barry Odom converting the pathetically porous 2018 and 2019 Arkansas defenses on consecutive 2-10 overall/0-8 in the SEC teams under Morris and defensive coordinator John Chavis into earning 2020 national renown. Catalon the catalyst takes it from there. Tangibly and intangibly. Catalon's excelling every game stats speak tangibly. Intangibly, though respectively UA arriving the same year and just one year later, redshirt freshman walk-on starting cornerback Hunter Clark with three interceptions against Ole Miss, and true freshman starting cornerback Khari Johnson look to Catalon like a veteran senior. "Man he does everything!" Clark said during Saturday's postgame. "He took me and Khari under his wing this week. He took us into watch film. He's been a real leader for this defense." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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SS Jalen Catalon, Missouri
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10/18/20 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2026, Missouri, 5-10, 205 (DS#8 SS) + More +

Arkansas safety Jalen Catalon and linebacker Drew Morgan each had interception returns for touchdowns. Catalon's 35-yard return gave Arkansas a 17-0 lead with 10:40 left in the second quarter. Morgan's 23-yard return with 3:07 left put the Razorbacks ahead 33-21. Arkansas has three interception returns for touchdowns this season, including Greg Brooks' 69-yarder at Mississippi State. It's the first time the Razorbacks have had three interception returns for touchdowns in a season since 2016 when Ryan Pulley against Texas State, Henre Toliver against Alcorn State and Santos Ramirez against Florida did it. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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SS Jalen Catalon, Missouri
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10/17/20 - Jack Abraham, rSr/2023, Missouri, 5-11, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Southern Miss quarterback Jack Abraham is one of the most accurate passers in school history. His passing efficiency of 144.48 last season is third-best in school history. He leads the conference in yards passing per game (278) and his efficiency rating (148.1) is up almost four points from last season. However, he and his wide receivers have struggled to put together four quarters of offense. Southern Miss has scored 14 points within the first five minutes in the past two games. The Golden Eagles had 17 points after the first seven minutes against North Texas but didn't score again until the last drive of the second quarter. "We've been close really every game," Abraham said. "We've been putting together some good games in the passing game, but not really what we want to do as a whole, but at the end of the day...as long we're winning that's really the only thing that matters." - Hattiesburg American

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QB Jack Abraham, Missouri
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10/16/20 - Theo Wease Jr., rSr/2025, Missouri, 6-3, 200 (DS#54 WR) + More +

Oklahoma sophomore Theo Wease developed a habit of making important catches against Texas on Saturday. Most of them became difficult to remember as the game dragged deep into the afternoon and concluded with OU winning 53-45 in quadruple overtime. The early ones were also easy to overlook, considering his final catch was a grab via quarterback Spencer Rattler that converted a two-point play in the fourth overtime period. His playmaking ability through the chaotic contest was something OU coach Lincoln Riley has been after all season - receivers that can make difficult plays. "A number of Theo's were really competitive," Riley said. "And he got a really nice ball from Spencer on his scoring play. Some key plays (from him)." Wease finished with a team-high eight receptions, accounting for 52 of OU's 261 passing yards.

Wease had only seven catches over the Sooners' first three games ahead of Saturday's tilt with Texas. His performance, along with his fellow receivers, in a victory might be the morale boost the OU passing attack needed after consecutive losses to Kansas State and Iowa State. "I definitely think we're gonna take a big step the rest of the season," Wease said. "All the receivers, we played great together. I felt the chemistry. I just felt the energy that everything felt great with the team. "Spencer, he's definitely been leading this very well, it's definitely showing on Saturdays. I definitely think we're gonna take a big step from here." - Norman Transcript

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WR Theo Wease Jr., Missouri
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10/15/20 - Jalen Catalon, rSr/2026, Missouri, 5-10, 205 (DS#8 SS) + More +

Jalen Catalon, a redshirt freshman safety, led the Razorbacks with 14 tackles at Auburn. He's tied for the team lead with linebacker Bumper Pool with 36 tackles and leads with 26 solo stops. Linebacker Grant Morgan is third with 33 tackles and defensive end Zach Williams is fourth with 17. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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SS Jalen Catalon, Missouri
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10/07/20 - *Nick Bolton, Jr/2021, Missouri, 5-11, 237 (DS#2 ILB) + More +

Tennessee's easy yards were Missouri's nightmare. The Tigers often settled for a four- or five-man rush against that bulky offensive line, and the result was only two tackles for loss. Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano said the Volunteers "want to be one of the best short-yardage teams in all of college football," but they had eight runs of 10-plus yards and five passing plays of 15-plus. When runners broke free into the flat, there was no one around. "We've got to maintain gap integrity," Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton said. "Throughout the game, I felt like we got out of the gaps a couple of times. That led to a couple of big runs down the stretch. We've got to be assignment-sound. Stay in our gaps. Be physical at the line of scrimmage." Bolton's 17 tackles were seven more than anyone else for either team Saturday, but even he over-ran and whiffed on a tackle that led to Tennessee's third touchdown late in the first half. In another tide-turning sequence, Bolton stripped a receiver and strong safety Martez Manuel returned it into Tennessee territory, only to have the play negated by a hands-to-the-face penalty before the pass. It was ruled an incomplete pass on the field anyway, but the penalty ensured no chance at a review that might have overturned it. Moments later, Gray ran for a 20-yard touchdown. "It was deflating as a defense," Bolton said. "We had a chance to get off the field, and we didn't." - Post-Dispatch

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09/29/20 - Nate Noel, rSr/2025, Missouri, 5-08, 194 (DS#60 RB) + More +

No underclassmen shined brighter than Nate Noel. Normally the true freshman isn't even on the depth chart, sitting behind seasoned running backs Daetrich Harrington, Cam Peoples and Marcus Williams Jr. But with Peoples and Williams out, Noel became Harrington's primary backup. Noel took his first career carry late in the first quarter. He took his third for 17 yards. By the third quarter, he scored his first App State touchdown as the Mountaineers pushed the game out of reach. The Miami native, who went to the same high school (Northwestern) as defensive lineman Demetrius Taylor, finished with 131 yards on 14 carries. "I think Nate just shocked college football," said Zac Thomas, App State's starting quarterback. "He came out here and played his heart out." After the game, Clark made a comparison other coaches have mentioned. He said Noel has the speed and smarts comparable to Darrynton Evans, who left App State as a junior to become a third-round pick in this year's NFL draft. "Nate Noel, he's a dynamite player. Nate can take it the distance," Clark said. "And the more he plays, the better he'll be." - Winston-Salem Journal

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RB Nate Noel, Missouri
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09/29/20 - Larry Rountree III, Sr/2021, Missouri, 5-11, 211 (DS#13 RB) + More +

One of Drinkwitz's biggest confessions in his postgame press conference was he needs to get his senior running back more involved. Yes, Rountree didn't make a huge impact in the first half, but once he found his rhythm in the second half, he picked up bunches of yards that kept the Crimson Tide honest. In turn, Rountree's efforts opened up the entire offense. Rountree finished the game with 14 carries for 67 yards and passed Henry Josey for fifth all-time in rushing yards at Missouri. If the senior from Raleigh, North Carolina, gets more involved in the offense sooner in games, it could be a positive sign for the season to come. "He's a fighter," Drinkwitz said of Rountree. "He runs tough. He runs physical. It means the world to him, and I've got to do a better job feeding him." - Columbia Daily Tribune

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RB Larry Rountree III, Missouri
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09/29/20 - *Nick Bolton, Jr/2021, Missouri, 5-11, 237 (DS#2 ILB) + More +

Missouri's back seven is full of players who can fly around the field and make it hard for most teams to beat you vertically. Thankfully, most teams aren't Alabama, which possesses maybe the best offensive line in the country and gave quarterback Mac Jones lots of time to consistently throw accurate passes. To make matters worse, Jaylen Waddle was the one receiving many of those as part of his eight-catch, two-touchdown performance. Yet with Martez Manuel having 3 1/2 tackles for loss as well as Devin Nicholson, Nick Bolton and Tyree Gillespie combining for 26 tackles, the Tigers don't have to over-rely on one position group or player (i.e. Cale Garrett) to make plays for the defense. Several guys could be the star on any given night, a good sign for the Tigers. One fix that needs to happen fast is getting the opponent off the field on third downs: Alabama converted 9 of its 14 third-down plays. "As a whole on defense, we have to do better on third downs," Bolton said. "Also, on first downs, they really got tempo. As a collective unit, we have to get in line and get set up so we can be effective." - Columbia Daily Tribune

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ILB *Nick Bolton, Missouri
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09/28/20 - Nate Noel, rSr/2025, Missouri, 5-08, 194 (DS#60 RB) + More +

Appalachian State beat Campbell 52-21 on Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The win pushes the Mountaineers' record to 2-1 and completes their non-conference schedule. App State navigated a shorthanded sideline for the victory. The Mountaineers were missing 18 players because of contact tracing to one of the three active COVID-19 cases in the football program. They were also without three assistant coaches: special teams coordinator and running backs coach Brian Haines, tight ends coach Justin Watts and wide receivers coach Pat Washington. App State leaned on some major spot contributors, as well as many other new faces. Freshmen such as outside linebacker Jalen McLeod, running back Nate Noel (who rushed for 131 yards and a score) and tight end Eli Wilson played for the first time in their App State careers. - Winston-Salem Journal

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RB Nate Noel, Missouri
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09/23/20 - Darius Robinson, rSr/2024, Missouri, 6-5, 285 (DS#3 DT) + More +

The defensive line is full of seniors, but if there's one underclassmen expected to crack the rotation it's the sophomore from Canton, Mich., who started with the first unit in the preseason's second major scrimmage. The 6-foot-6, 295-pounder, a converted defensive end, could prove to be one of Odom's best out-of-state recruits, especially considering Robinson didn't play high school football until 2017, his junior year.

Robinson attended a prep school for basketball, but when college offers never materialized, he transferred to Canton High and started playing football for the first time since sixth grade. Then, the offers poured in. He chose Mizzou over Colorado and Minnesota. "It's crazy," he added. "I was watching film of myself from high school to my freshman year to my sophomore year and I see things that I wasn't able to do before. Now it's my sophomore year, and I'm really starting to see it in the practice film. So, I just keep working and keep trusting my technique. I know my ceiling's really high, but right now I'm just working on the things I need to get done now to help this team win." - Post-Dispatch

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DT Darius Robinson, Missouri
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09/08/20 - Jack Abraham, rSr/2023, Missouri, 5-11, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jay Hopson is reportedly out at Southern Miss. Hopson was in his fifth season at the school and led the Golden Eagles to bowl games in three of his first four years. Southern Miss was expected to be a top contender in C-USA this year. Those expectations appeared all but gone when South Alabama rolled into M.M. Roberts Stadium on Saturday and beat Southern Miss 32-21. South Alabama came into the night riding a 15-game road losing streak. Southern Miss was once one of the top teams in C-USA but continued to fade under Hopson. Southern Miss is playing short-handed this fall after several of its top players opted out of the season due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Defensive end Jacques Turner, linebacker Racheem Boothe, running back Steven Anderson and wide receiver Jaylond Adams all decided to sit out the season and were key losses for Southern Miss. - Denton Record

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QB Jack Abraham, Missouri
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