The Missouri Tiger football team held a scaled-back practice in shorts without full contact, as Mizzou prepared for its first major scrimmage of the fall, set for Saturday morning at Faurot Field.

Gary Pinkel's squad worked out for a little over two hours, and began the session at Faurot Field, before having to move inside to the Dan Devine Pavilion due to inclement weather moving into the Columbia area. 
 

Scoring isn't tracked on non-contact days, so there was no winner of Friday's practice, but there were several plays that stood out among the day's highlights:

* - Sophomore WR Marcus Lucas continued his impressive camp as he made several nice grabs on the day, including one that he hauled in on a deep sideline route where he caught the ball over his shoulder in coverage for a gain of some 35-40 yards. His emergence is even more welcomed, as several Tiger receivers are banged up with injuries.

* - Junior TB Kendial Lawrence looks intent on keeping his grip on the top spot on the tailback depth chart. He is looking very quick in camp, and showed his speed and elusiveness today on one play where he took a pass over the middle from QB James Franklin, and he made one would-be tackler miss right away with a sharp cut, which got him into the secondary quickly for a huge gain...

* -  QB James Franklin continued his solid play, and he showed a good knack for avoiding pressure in the pocket. Several times today, Franklin avoided a rush to get out of the pocket and either make a throw for a completion, or threw the ball away to avoid a negative play...

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