Unfortunately, Mizzou looks healthy for SEMO matchup

The good news for Missouri is bad news for Southeast: Jeremy Maclin looks healthy and might play Saturday against SEMO.

Maclin is MU's All-American who set an NCAA freshman record for all-purpose yards last season. He went down in the fourth quarter of Missouri's 52-42 win Saturday over Illinois, and early indications were that he broke his left ankle.

"I want to play," Maclin said in a published story today. "I think I’ll be ready to play at 100 per­cent, if not really close."

An MRI exam showed a strained tendon, and coach Gary Pinkel said Maclin was probable for this week's 6 p.m. home game. Maclin is likely to practice today.

Maclin's return to the lineup adds another hurdle for Southeast, which last week had its own mettle tested in overtime against Division II Southwest Baptist.

Southeast has played at least one Division I program each year since 2000 and has a 1-11 record to show for it (its one win in that stretch was in 2002 over Middle Tennessee State, itself a relative new kid on the Division I block).

• A final thought: Does it seem odd that Southeast players were surprisingly celebratory after rallying to beat long-suffering Southwest Baptist, while Missouri players, by contrast, were almost morose after defeating Top 25 program Illinois?

• Another local line: William Moore of Hayti and MU teammate Carl Gettis each led the team with 12 tackles Saturday. Moore sprained his foot in Saturday's game, but he's expected to play in the SEMO game.

• On the high school level, three galleries are up from Friday's high school football, with at least another one likely to be posted by the end of today. Click here to see Diane Wilson's images from Ste. Genevieve vs. Dexter; click here for Andrew Amsden's photos from the Farmington vs. North County game; and click here to see photos by Keith Hente from the Scott City vs. Malden game.

The Southeast Missouri football poll is also up and features every team in the region ranked No. 1 to 33. Click here for this week's version.

• And finally, thanks to everybody who helped SemoSportsWeb.com mark another small achievement Monday — our site turned 2 years old. Thanks to everybody who has played a role in helping SemoSportsWeb grow.