Mizzou officially opened practice for the 2007 season on Saturday in Columbia. Pretty good coverage all-around from the local media outlets.The Columbia Daily Tribune's coverage begins with a recap of QB Chase Daniel's experience as an instructor at the Elite 11 quarterback camp in California, where Chase was a teammate of Joe Montana. Read.
Dave Matter, the Trib's Mizzou football writer, also keeps a blog with daily practice reports. Matter reports that the team has elected its captains: Martin Rucker, Jason Ray, Lorenzo Williams and Pig Brown. Link.
The Kansas City Star's Mike DeArmond finds a Kansas City angle for his first practice report, writing this feature on running back Derrick Washington. Washington, a freshman from Peculiar, is trying to show the coaches that he has what it takes to back up starter Tony Temple.
Graham Watson of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote what may have been the best story on the opening practice, with a great lead:
There was a different atmosphere surrounding the Missouri football team as it opened its fall camp on Saturday.
Instead of the awkward orientation that usually comes with the first few days of a new season, the Tigers took to the field with the business-like confidence of a team that knows this could be one of the greatest seasons in the school's history.
Read the whole story. The picture of Pinkel leading the team out onto the field is from the Post-Dispatch.
Columbia Missourian coverage was good, too. Read. The pic of Chase Daniel below is from the Missourian.
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