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Missouri concludes regular season against Kansas

Nov 29, 2008 - 12:09 PM Kansas (6-5) vs. (11) Missouri (9-2), 12:30 pm EST

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Due to the muddled race in the South Division, Missouri has almost become the forgotten team in the Big 12 Conference.

The 11th-ranked Tigers conclude their regular season Saturday with their annual "Border War" contest against Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium.

Missouri (9-2, 5-2 Big 12 North) will use Saturday's game as a tune-up for next week's appearance in the Big 12 championship clash.

The Tigers clinched the North title following their 52-20 win at Iowa State on November 15. However, they still do not know who they will play next week as it could be either Texas, Oklahoma or Texas Tech.

During its bye week, Missouri received the Big 12 North Division championship trophy for the second straight season.

"We wanted to get the formal presentation of the trophy over, obviously to get focused on KU," Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. "This is nice for our players, and I wanted to make it special because it's hard to do, it's hard to win that.

"We certainly want more, but I want them to be very proud of that accomplishment, and I think they are."

Missouri sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Maclin leads the NCAA in all-purpose yards, averaging 202.2 yards per game. He has 79 receptions for 1,052 yards and a school-record 10 touchdowns in 11 games.

Despite missing the last two games due to a foot injury, tight end Chase Coffman has caught 73 passes for 819 yards and seven TDs this season for the Tigers.

Missouri is seeking its second straight 10-win season after capping a 12-2 year last year with a 38-7 victory over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl.

Kansas (6-5, 3-4) has been unable to build on last year's 12-1 campaign and is ending the season in disappointing fashion.

The Jayhawks have been off since a 35-7 loss to Texas on November 15, their fourth defeat in five games.

Kansas has surrendered at least 35 points in all five of its losses, and Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel and Co. will look to exploit the Jayhawks' defensive deficiencies.

Daniel passed for 361 yards and three touchdowns in last season's 36-28 win over Kansas, completing 40-of-49 passes.