Senior-to-be receiver hasn't played since freshman year.

A year ago, the burning questions about Missouri’s football team centered on the passing game. Once Blaine Gabbert established himself as the next franchise quarterback, the attention shifted to the players catching his passes. Who would emerge as a star among the Tigers’ pack of supporting castmates?

KANSAS CITY — It had been easy enough to downplay the struggles of the Missouri basketball team over the past two weeks. Sure, the Tigers had lost two of their final three regular-season games, but both defeats came against top-10 opponents in Kansas State and Kansas.

KANSAS CITY — A partisan Sprint Center crowd made several efforts to spur Missouri during its 75-60 loss to Nebraska in Wednesday's opening round of the Big 12 Tournament.