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  • MU quarterback Chase Daniel knows he wasn’t at his best under the pressure from KU’s defense Saturday.
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    MU quarterback Chase Daniel knows he wasn’t at his best under the pressure from KU’s defense Saturday.

    MU’s Daniel fired up going into Big 12 title game

    - 12:17 AM CST

    COLUMBIA | An answer roiled in the gut of Chase Daniel. When it poured forth across his lips, it wasn’t in response to the question he had just been asked about Oklahoma’s defense.

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Momentum sure can be a tricky thing. Teams try to hold on to it and never let go because momentum can change sides like a fair-weather fan. Through the opening 23 minutes and 40 seconds of the Saturday afternoon Missouri Class 4 semifinal game at Kearney, momentum wore purple and gold, whispering sweet words like “Edward Jones Dome” in the Bulldogs’ ears.

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