Boehm, Mauk, Dennis Represent Mizzou at SEC Media Day

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Three student-athletes and the head coach of each of the 14 Southeastern Conference football programs will participate in SEC Football Media Days, July 13-16, at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.

Commissioner Greg Sankey will open Media Days at approximately 11:30 a.m. CT on Monday.

The SEC Network will have continuous coverage of SEC Football Media Days here, as will the SEC’s official website, SECSports.com.

Missouri
Kenya Dennis, Sr., DB
Maty Mauk, Jr., QB
Evan Boehm, Sr., C

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

1 – 4 p.m.
• MISSOURI (Coach Gary Pinkel/Kenya Dennis/Maty Mauk/Evan Boehm)

Mizzou’s Boehm Lands on Rimington Award Watch List

Standout center makes list for the third consecutive season

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou football senior center Evan Boehm has been named to the 2015 Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List, announced by the award’s committee on Wednesday, July 8. A three year starter for head coach Gary Pinkel, Boehm is one of 63 centers from across the country to be named to the list and one of eight from the SEC. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding center. This is the third consecutive year that Boehm has been named to the list.

Boehm started all 14 games a season ago, anchoring an offensive line that was a key cog in an 11-3 season and a second consecutive SEC East Championship. He has started 40 consecutive games across the Mizzou offensive line, dating back to the 2012 season before shifting to the center spot full time in 2013. Boehm was a First Team Freshman All-American by College Football News at left guard in 2012.

The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football. Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $2.6 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $115 million for CF Research.

Dave Rimington, the award’s namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy’s only double winner as the nation’s finest college interior lineman.

Brothers, Hansbrough, Mauk Earn Spots on Preseason Watch Lists

Mauk, Hansbrough are preseason candidates for the Maxwell Award, Brothers lands on Bednarik Watch List

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Maxwell Football Club announced its preseason 2015 Maxwell Award and Bednarik Award Watch Lists on Tuesday, July 7, and a trio of Mizzou Football student-athletes were represented. Senior LB Kentrell Brothers (Guthrie, Okla.) was named to the 21st Annual Bednarik Award Watch List, while senior RB Russell Hansbrough (Arlington, Texas) and junior QB Maty Mauk (Kenton, Ohio) each earned a spot on the 79th Annual Maxwell Award Watch List.

Brothers, the SEC’s top returning tackler from a season ago, is on the Bednarik Watch List for the first time in his career. The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Brothers accounted for 122 total tackles in 2015 (62 solo, 60 assists) while totaling 5.0 tackles-for-loss, four pass break-ups and a team-leading three forced fumbles. He started all 14 games a season ago and was an All-SEC Second Team pick by the Associated Press.

Hansbrough and Mauk, who combine to give Mizzou the most productive returning backfield in the SEC in 2015, both land on the Maxwell Award Watch List. The Maxwell Award, named in honor of Robert W. “Tiny” Maxwell, has been given to America’s College Player of the Year since 1937.

A veteran tailback who has rushed for nearly 2,000 yards in his Mizzou career, Hansbrough is on the Maxwell Award Watch List for the first time in his career. He led Mizzou with his first 1,000-yard season in 2014, totaling 1,084 yards, a mark that ranked sixth in the SEC despite starting just three games – he was also seventh in the SEC in rush yards per game. He was SEC Offensive Player of the Week and National Tailback of the Week following a 199-yard outburst at Texas A&M, the 10th-best single-game rush total in program history.

Mauk, a dual-threat playmaker, has won 14 of the 18 games he has started at quarterback in his career and gives Mizzou one of the most seasoned signal callers in the nation this season. He started all 14 games a season ago and threw for 2,648 total yards and 25 touchdowns. He also rushed for 373 yards and two more scores. In 2014, he was sixth in the SEC in total offense and closed the season with seven consecutive games with a passer rating of 100.0 or better. He is sixth in program history with his 36 career TD tosses.

Mizzou Football Family Sacrifice

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” – Mia Hamm

These words apply to the goals and standards of the Mizzou Football Family. In order to achieve team success, your desires must be secondary to the team’s goals. Just like in a literal family unit, you must be flexible and aware of your family’s needs. If teammates cannot sacrifice their schedules and comfort for the family, they will not be able to contribute to the team’s success.

Here are the standards that constitute the Mizzou Football Family Covenant:

You are committed to excellence, not only as an athlete, but also as a student-athlete. Your success and achievements are for the family.

All individual goals and accomplishments are secondary to the family’s success. Jealousy, selfishness, and individualism are extremely destructive to the family.

A Missouri Tiger football player gives his all—all the time. He never gives up and he never gives in.

You must have a winning attitude.

In a family, rules are in place in order to foster trust, care, and responsibility. A great organization does not thrive without standards, and a family cannot flourish without strong bonds and clear expectations. The Mizzou Football Family finds true Tigers through commitment to the program. When a player upholds these standards, he is meant to be a member of the team.

How do you know when you are giving your full effort to the family’s success? Here are some identifiers:

Teammate trust: Can your teammates trust you? Communication between players and coaches is crucial. When you have effective communication, you build trust, which produces relationship and accountability.

Commitment to the Player Development Program: True Tigers are enthusiastic competitors. They know their assignments and know how to complete the task at hand in an effective manner.

Family care: You must care about winning and make personal sacrifices so that your family can win. It is not easy to be selfless. If it were, everyone on every team would be doing it.

Above all, Mizzou Tigers know that being a part of the family is a privilege, not a right. Their commitment to the Missouri Family Covenant means time and self-sacrifice, and they are willing to do it all for the family.

MizzouMade Takeover: July 7 on SEC Network

SEC Network Takeover (#SECNTakeover) continues Tuesday, July 7, with the Mizzou Tigers taking over the national television network for 24 hours. With the help of ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Missouri alum John Anderson, the Tigers selected a dozen marquee television events from the vault to relive with fans.

Missouri #SECNTakeover Schedule Includes:

  • #MizzouMade: SEC Network Takeover Mizzou fans can get fired up for the upcoming season with this half-hour special which includes a one-on-one visit with new Athletic Director Mack Rhoades, as well as a special look at the popular new football promotional video. The show also features vignettes on several Olympic sport programs.
  • 2010 Oklahoma vs. Missouri (Football): The Sooners came in with the No. 1 ranking in the BCS polls, but Gahn McGaffie’s 86-yard kickoff return touchdown to open the game sent the Tigers on their way to the program’s first-ever win over a No. 1 team.
  • 2013 Tennessee vs. Missouri (Softball): What’s a good way to beat the #2 team in the nation? Chelsea Thomas’ plan included not allowing a single hit. Great plan, Chelsea!
  • 2015 Arkansas vs. Missouri (Women’s Basketball): Robin Pingeton’s team made big strides in 2014-15, and this win over border rival Arkansas closed the regular season showing how much promise awaits in the future.
  • 2014 LSU vs. Missouri (Soccer): Mizzou reached the NCAA Tournament with an outstanding season in 2014, and it was achieved thanks to many quality victories such as this 3-1 win over LSU.
  • 2005 South Carolina vs. Missouri (Football): Throw in a dash of Marcus King, a pinch of Chase Coffman and a whole mess of Brad Smith, and you’ve got a recipe for the biggest comeback win in Mizzou history.
  • 2013 Tennessee vs. Missouri (Women’s Basketball): On Jan. 10th, Tennessee dealt Mizzou an 84-39 defeat. Just three weeks later the Tigers turned the tables to the tune of an 80-63 win at Mizzou Arena, thanks to 26 points from Morgan Eye – representing a 62-point turnaround!
  • 2009 Kansas vs. Missouri (Men’s Basketball): After a rough first half, the Tigers rallied behind the gritty play of DeMarre Carroll, and were celebrating in the end after a thrilling last-second game-winning shot by “Big Shot” Zaire Taylor.
  • 2012 Tennessee vs. Missouri (Volleyball): Mizzou’s first year in the SEC was highlighted by this gutsy comeback win over No. 17 Tennessee in the first SEC match at the Hearnes Center. Team Kreklow rallied from a two-game deficit to post a five-game win in its SEC opener.
  • 2015 South Carolina vs. Missouri (Baseball): The Tigers had a flair for the dramatic in 2015, and this early-season win over 6th-ranked South Carolina featured just that – a walk-off, extra-inning win for Mizzou!
  • 2013 Texas A&M vs. Missouri (Football): In just its second year in the SEC, Mizzou hosted Texas A&M and reigning Heisman winner Johnny Manziel with the Eastern Division title on the line. With so much tension in the air, Henry Josey scampered his way into Tiger fans’ hearts forever with a game-clinching TD run late in this thrilling game.
  • 2007 Kansas vs. Missouri (Football): The nation’s second-oldest rivalry was the center of the college football universe as the No. 4 Tigers took on the No. 2 Jayhawks, with the winner set to claim the No. 1 spot. An instant classic that will be remembered for generations to come.
  • 2012 Kansas vs. Missouri (Men’s Basketball): What better way to send a longtime rival out the door with a dramatic comeback win? Marcus Denmon saw to it personally, as his nine-straight points in the final two minutes turned an eight-point deficit into a big Mizzou win.