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Daniel, Missouri primed for another offensive outburst

Sep 13, 2008 - 10:02 AM Nevada (1-1) at No. 6 Missouri (2-0), 12:30 p.m. EDT

COLUMBIA, Missouri (Ticker) -- Chase Daniel and Missouri have been virtually unstoppable in their first two games this season. The Tigers figure to put up some more points against Nevada.

Daniel and sixth-ranked Missouri hope to continue their explosive start to the season Saturday when they host the Wolf Pack in what looks to be a shootout.

A 2007 Heisman Trophy finalist, Daniel has completed 67.7 percent of his passes and thrown for six touchdowns in Missouri's first two games this season. The Tigers (2-0) have scored 52 points in each of those contests and have racked up 1,141 yards of total offense.

Missouri was nearly perfect in the first half of last Saturday's 52-3 rout of Southeastern Missouri State. Daniel completed 16-of-17 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns before coming out of the game midway through the second quarter.

The Tigers, who entered the season with question marks in their backfield, have received excellent production from running back Derrick Washington, who has racked up 254 yards from scrimmage in the first two games.

After rushing for 130 yards and two TDs in the season-opening 52-42 victory over Illinois, Washington scored three times against Southeastern Missouri State. The redshirt sophomore ran for 67 yards on just eight carries and also had 43 receiving yards.

With Washington emerging as an offensive threat, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel likely will be cautious with sophomore standout Jeremy Maclin, who is nursing an ankle injury suffered in the season opener.

Maclin had just one carry and two receptions, including a 3-yard TD catch, against Southeast Missouri State.

Up next for the Tigers is a high-powered Nevada team looking to bounce back from last weekend's 35-19 loss to Texas Tech.

After amassing 629 yards of total offense in their season-opening win against Grambling State, the Wolf Pack (1-1) committed two costly turnovers and were forced to settle for four short field goals against Texas Tech.

Nevada did a decent job defensively against Texas Tech, limiting quarterback Graham Harrell to just 297 passing yards. Harrell completed only 19-of-46 attempts and was intercepted twice.

Led by quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Nevada still was able to gain 488 yards of total offense against the Red Raiders.