Mizzou spring scrimmage primer - STLtoday.com
COLUMBIA, Mo. • Missouri holds its first full spring scrimmage on Saturday, which means it’s the first time reporters won’t be shuffled away from the field when the team is doing something worth watching. Until then, let’s explore a few things worth watching on Saturday …. Mean, Lean Maty Mauk. He chopped an inch and a half off his flowing mane during spring break, at the request of his mother, he said Thursday. The defense won’t be allowed to touch Mauk on Saturday, so any scrambling plays will be quickly whistled dead before a defender gets his hands on the QB. But there should be glimpses of his new and improved speed and agility. “I feel it’s a night and day difference how much faster I feel,” he said Thursday. Mauk is also pain free in throwing shoulder after suffering a mild sprain midway through the 2014 season. Mauk got himself in trouble countless times last season by needlessly scrambling deep into the pocket. “I’ve probably stepped up (in the pocket) more in the last two days than I did the last two years,” he said. “That’s something I really want to focus on and just getting the ball out quick, getting it to our guys to let them make plays. The other equation in Missouri’s passing game is the players on the other end of Mauk’s passes. Source: www.stltoday.com
