No. 24 Missouri shows youth movement in opener


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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is going young in its drive for a third consecutive SEC East title.

Terry Beckner Jr. tops the surprisingly long list of freshmen high on the depth chart for a school that's won 11 games the last two seasons and didn't have an excessive amount of turnover.

Beckner, a 6-foot-4, 300-pound defensive tackle, actually isn't much of a surprise considering he was one of the top recruits in the nation out of East St. Louis, Illinois.

Drew Lock won the backup quarterback job, wide receiver Emanuel Hall and defensive end Nate Howard are backups with a bullet and Corey Fatony is the new punter. Several others are third on the depth chart, including defensive tackle Josh Moore, safety Cam Hilton and linebacker Terez Hall.

Coach Gary Pinkel considered maturity as well as ability and doesn't envision redshirting any of them.

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