Mizzou football receiver Marquis Johnson speaks with the media on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, after a win over Central Arkansas. (Video by Mizzou Network, used with permission of Mizzou Athletics)
The term “fitting†comes immediately to mind when you reflect on the first touchdown of the University of Missouri football season, but it doesn’t fully capture the range of emotion wrapped up in one 49-yard first-quarter post pattern by Marquis Johnson.
Mizzou wide receiver Marquis Johnson is tackled by Central Arkansas defensive back Dillon Williams just shy of the end zone during the first half Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Columbia, Mo.
Mizzou wide receiver Marquis Johnson leaps into the end zone for a touchdown as Central Arkansas defensive back L.J. Hewitt trails during the first half Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Columbia, Mo.
Willie McGee served as a catalyst for the Cardinals in 1985, and won the NL MVP. Yet his season still seems to fly under the radar.
Mizzou wide receiver Marquis Johnson leaps into the end zone for a touchdown as Central Arkansas defensive back L.J. Hewitt trails during the first half Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Columbia, Mo.
Mizzou wide receiver Marquis Johnson is tackled by Central Arkansas defensive back Dillon Williams just shy of the end zone during the first half Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Columbia, Mo.
