Stuckey’s big day

Perhaps still smarting from last year’s Border War outcome — during which Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel completed 40 of 49 passes on the Kansas University secondary — Jayhawks junior safety Darrell Stuckey took it upon himself Saturday to ruin Daniel’s afternoon almost single-handedly.

Stuckey, a Kansas City, Kan., native, finished with a team-high six tackles, intercepted two Daniel passes and forced and recovered a fumble by the former Heisman finalist to help Kansas top the Tigers, 40-37, for the first time in three years.

“Stuckey played an amazing game,” said KU cornerback Justin Thornton, reciting his teammate’s stat line to a handful of reporters. “All (that) in the same game, so that must have been great for him.”

Tigers bitten by injury bug

In addition to the sizable welt left on its collective ego, the Missouri football team also left Kansas City on Saturday with some tangible bumps and bruises.

Defensive back Castine Bridges left midway through due to a right knee injury, while All-American candidate Jeremy Maclin, a receiver, had to be helped from the field after making a catch early in the fourth quarter. Maclin, who finished the game with 123 yards and a touchdown receiving, was able to return, but saw limited action down the stretch.

Standout tight end Chase Coffman, meanwhile, was used sparingly, sitting out for significant stretches at a time, but still managed six catches for 53 yards and two touchdowns.

Reesing breaks own record

Reesing’s school record for passing yards in a season didn’t prove too terribly durable.

A year after throwing for a Kansas-best 3,486 yards, the junior quarterback topped his own mark Saturday, throwing for 375 yards to give him 3,575 for the season.

In addition, he broke his own school records for completions (302), attempts (460) and total offense in a season (3,761).