By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
The University of Missouri Tigers are back on KFEQ.
This year, the Tigers football and basketball games will return to the airwaves on KFEQ with the voice of the Tigers, Mike Kelly, calling all the action.
Kelly, who has called 372 consecutive MU football games, says the year could be special.
“This football season has an opportunity really to go down as an historic one if this team is able to reach its goals,” Kelly tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. “And they’re very, very lofty.”
That loftiness borne out of last year’s success: an 11-and-2 record with a Cotton Bowl victory over Ohio State. The Tigers finished the year ranked 9th.
Kelly says a keys to their 11-and-2 season were a little bit of good fortune and a lot of faith in each other.
“Whether it be a 61-yard field goal to beat Kansas State or converting on 4th and 17 to come back and beat Florida. There were a variety of different things during the season that went well,” Kelly says. “But, the most important thing is that the guys in the locker room and the guys on the coaching staff all stuck together and all believed in one another and didn’t listen to outside noise.”
Missouri wants to make more noise this season with the goal being making it to the college football playoffs.
“I mean, my lands, could you imagine if Missouri could get into the playoffs and be able to host a playoff game in December at Faurot Field?” Kelly asks. “It’d be the most anticipated game in the history of Missouri football.”
Yet, Kelly says Missouri tempers expectations by the reality of playing every Saturday during the college football season.
“But there are a number of days between now and then and a lot of tough competition along the way,” Kelly points out.
Missouri ranks 7th nationally with a 3-and-0 record going into the Tigers’ home game against Vanderbilt to open SEC play.
KFEQ will have the game, beginning with the pre-game tomorrow at 1:15pm.
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