May 25, 2011

Columbia, Mo. - It's been quite a year for the Missouri Tiger Football program, as Mizzou claimed its third Big 12 Conference North Division title in the last four years, thanks to the school's third 10-win season in four seasons.

In the off-season, a pair of Tiger standouts became top-10 NFL Draft picks, when sophomore DE Aldon Smith was taken seventh overall by the San Francisco 49ers, and he was followed shortly by junior QB Blaine Gabbert, who was the number 10 pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The latest bit of great news came down from the NCAA this week, as Mizzou's Football team won a league championship in the classroom, as the Tigers' team Academic Progress Rate of 967 was tops in the Big 12 Conference.

Thirteen Tiger football players recently earned their degrees from Mizzou, including five (Terry Dennis, Elvis Fisher, Trey Hobson, Grant Ressel and Austin Wuebbels) who will play in 2011 as graduate students.

The Big 12 Football APR results are as follows: 1. Mizzou - 967 2. Oklahoma - 960 3. Nebraska - 958 4. Kansas - 952 5. Baylor - 951 6. Texas Tech - 944 7. Oklahoma State - 942 8. Texas - 941 9. Texas A&M - 940 9. Kansas State - 940 11. Iowa State - 932 12. Colorado - 929