STAR MATERIAL

JEREMY MACLIN

Missouri

Maclin, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound wide receiver, scored three touchdowns and had 252 total yards to set the NCAA season freshman record for all-purpose yardage, helping the No. 6 Tigers defeat Kansas State, 49-32.

The redshirt freshman caught an eight-yard touchdown pass 67 seconds into the game, making a sliding grab in the end zone. He followed Brooks Rossman’s 18-yard field goal by breaking two tackles and streaking down the sideline for a 99-yard touchdown on the ensuing kickoff.

It was Missouri’s first kick return for a touchdown since Ricky Doby scored on a reverse against Oklahoma State in 1982, the nation’s longest drought.

Maclin then put the game all but out of reach midway through the third quarter, getting open over the middle for a 44-yard touchdown catch that gave the Tigers a 35-18 lead. That gave him 2,201 all-purpose yards for the season, 175 more than Terrell Willis of Rutgers had in 1993.

“It feels good . . . that’s what all that preparation goes toward,” said Maclin, who finished with nine catches for 143 yards.