Dec. 16, 2011
Columbia, Mo. -
The Missouri Tiger football team resumed practices Friday afternoon in preparation for the 2011 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, after taking the last four days off for final exams.
The Tigers worked out for an hour-and-a-half inside the Dan Devine Indoor Pavilion Friday afternoon, and they will hold practices Saturday morning and Sunday evening before breaking for the 19th and 20th.The team will reconvene in Columbia on the 21st and head to Shreveport, La., site of the bowl game.
This weekend marks graduation for many University of Missouri students, and the Tiger football is proud to note that 13 Tigers will earn their degrees in various ceremonies.
The following Mizzou football players will graduate this weekend:
- Quinn Brown, OL
- Brendan Donaldson, DL
- Michael Egnew, TE
- Brandon Gerau, WR
- Dominique Hamilton, DT
- Dan Hoch, OL
- Kenji Jackson, SS
- Andrew Jones, TE
- Wes Kemp, WR
- Jayson Palmgren, OL
- Tony Randolph, LB
- Terrell Resonno DL
- Jacquies Smith, DL
Those 13 combine with eight current Tigers who have also already earned their degrees to give MU 21 seniors who will be graduates of Ol' Mizzou when they square off on Dec. 26th against North Carolina.
The other eight previous graduates include:
- Luke Lambert, LB (December, 2010)
- De'Vion Moore, TB (December, 2010)
- Jimmy Costello, QB (May, 2011)
- Grant Ressel, PK (May, 2011)
- Austin Wuebbels, OL (May, 2011)
- Terry Dennis, WR (August, 2011)
- Elvis Fisher, OL (August, 2011)
- Trey Hobson, DB (Ausust, 2011)
