Missouri State Bears’ Update (Bye Week #2)

Larkdight Studios Missouri State Bears' Program Rebuild (Season 1) August 13, 2025 5:00PM CST

The Missouri Bears head into their second, and final, bye week of the regular season with a flawless 6-0 record. Marking the halfway point on the season, the Bears will now go right into six weeks of Conference USA games to decide if they can run away with the conference in their very first season or not.

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RECORD UPDATE

Week 1 @ Missouri Tigers W 31-28 Watch

Week 2 vs Marshall Thundering Herd W 31-15 Watch

Week 3 @ SMU Mustangs W 37-34 (OT) Watch

Week 5 vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers W 28-3 Watch

Week 6 vs Kent State Golden Flashes W 42-7 Watch

Week 7 @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders W 17-14 Watch

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C-USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS (WEEK 8)

1. Missouri State (2-0) (6-0)

2. New Mexico State (2-0) (4-1)

3. Delaware (2-0) (3-2)

4. Louisiana Tech (2-1) (3-3)

5. Liberty (1-1) (3-3)

6. Middle Tennessee (1-1) (4-2)

7. UTEP (1-1) (3-3)

8. Jacksonville State (1-1) (3-3)

9. Western Kentucky (1-2) (3-3)

10. Kennesaw State (0-2) (2-4)

11. Sam Houston (0-3) (1-5)

12. FIU (0-1) (1-4)

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STAT PICTURE - INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATS

QB Jacob Clark (Sr): 142/196 (72%), 1568 YDS, 19 TD, INT, 170.6 QBR

RB Shomari Lawrence (Sr): 81 CAR, 435 YDS, 5.4 AVG, 4 TD, REC TD, 7 BTK

WR Jmariyae Robinson (Jr): 35 REC, 445 YDS, 5 TD, 180 RAC, 4 DROPS

WR Liam O’Reilly (Jr): 25 REC, 261 YDS, 3 TD, 93 RAC, 2 DROPS

WR James BlackStrain (Sr): 18 REC, 252 YDS, 3 TD, 90 RAC, 4 DROPS

TE Jeron Askren (Fr): 30 REC, 374 YDS, 2 TD, 38 RAC, 2 DROPS

ED DJ Wesolak (Jr): 20 TKL, 11 TFL, 4.5 SACKS

ED Davon Townley Jr (Sr): 13 TKL, 7 TFL, 5.5 SACKS

LB Jared Lloyd (Jr): 32 TKL, 2 TFL, SACK

LB Jalen Brooks (Sr): 20 TKL, 4 TFL, SACK

LB Jashawn Cooper (So): 13 TKL, TFL

CB Thomas Anderson (Sr): 28 TKL, 2 TFL, INT

CB Camron Williams (Fr): 26 TKL, 2 TFL

S Gregory Alexis (Sr): 35 TKL, 9 TFL, INT

S Khalil Anderson (Sr): 25 TKL, 2 TFL, .5 SACK

S Keaton Renfro (Sr): 22 TKL, 4 TFL, INT

K Yousef Obeid (So): 4/5 FG (80%), 20/20 XP (100%)

P Stewart McDonald (Fr): 7 PUNTS, 215 YARDS, 30.7 AVG, 2 IN20

KR Isaiah McMorris (Fr): 13 KR, 282 YDS, 21.7 AVG

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STAT PICTURE - TEAM STATS

Total Yards – 2052 (#115 Nation) (#10 C-USA)

Passing Yards – 1579 (#82 Nation) (#8 C-USA)

Rushing Yards – 503 (#118 Nation) (#9 C-USA)

Points/Game – 31.0 (#65 Nation) (#5 C-USA)

Total Yards/Game – 347.0 (#117 Nation) (#12 C-USA)

Pass Yards/Game – 263.2 (#78 Nation) (#8 C-USA)

Rush Yards/Game – 83.8 (#118 Nation) (#9 C-USA)

First Downs/Game – 20.2 (#31 Nation) (#2 C-USA)

Total Yards Allowed – 1508 (#2 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

Passing Yards Allowed – 1287 (#22 Nation) (#3 C-USA)

Rushing Yards Allowed – 221 (#1 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

Opp Points Per Game – 16.8 (#8 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

Total Yards Allowed/Game – 251.3 (#1 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

Pass Yards Allowed/Game – 214.5 (#24 Nation) (#3 C-USA)

Rush Yards Allowed/Game – 36.8 (#1 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

Sacks – 17 (#14 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

FRECs – 0 (-) (-)

INTs – 3 (#72 Nation) (#7 C-USA)

3rd Down Efficiency – 31/56 (55%) (#14 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

4th Down Efficiency – 10/11 (90%) (#3 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

2-PT Conversions – 2/3 (66%) (#12 Nation) (#1 C-USA)

Redzone Offense – 20TD-3FG/30 ATT (66%) (#30 Nation) (#2 C-USA)

Redzone Defense – 10 TD-2FG/16 ATT (62%) (#103 Nation) (#9 C-USA)

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WEEKLY AWARDS

• C-USA Conference OPoTW (Week 3 @ SMU Mustangs) – WR Jmariyae Robinson (Jr)

• C-USA Conference OPoTW (Week 6 vs Kent State Golden Flashes) – RB Shomari Lawrence (Sr)

  
  

• C-USA Conference DPoTW (Week 5 vs W Kentucky Hilltoppers) – S Keaton Renfro (Sr)

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RECRUITING

Verbal Commitments

• QB Legend Ekuale (3*) (NE JUCO) (#1053) (#66 QB)

• QB Devon Miranda (2*) (NC) (#2768) (#179 QB)

• QB Jeremy Warrior (1*) (TX) (#3624) (#222 QB)

• WR Antoine Yancey (3*) (MO) (#593) (#125 WR)

• WR Kendall Coat (1*) (MO) (#3195) (#615 WR)

• T Shakim Starr (2*) (SC) (#2399) (#152 T)

• ED Rico Dugans (3*) (MO) (#497) (#44 ED)

• LB Shakir Mare (2*) (WI) (#1881) (#137 LB)

• ATH Courtland Merchant (3*) (CA) (#605) (#58 ATH)

• ED Cordell Trapp (3*) (CO) (#1730) (#125 ED)

• S Devante Waddy (4*) (OR) (#480) (#11 S)

  
  

Visits Scheduled

• Week 10 (vs FIU)

  • WR Dewayne Matthews (2*) (MO) (#1922) (#370 WR) (Family Visit)

  • ED Mohammed Ozigbo (3*) (MD) (#1431) (#109 ED) (Position Meeting)

• Week 12 (vs UTEP)

  • WR Emmanuel Olonilua (3*) (MO) (#1499) (#299 WR) (Family Visit)

  • C Tyree Sails (2*) (MO) (#1987) (#50 C) (Family Visit)

• Week 14 (vs Louisiana Tech)

  • WR Jamichael Harris (3*) (AR) (#528) (#110 WR) (Family Visit)

  • TE Daquan Riddick (2*) (AL) (#2017) (#102 TE) (Attend Practice)

  • ATH Terrelle Vildor (4*) (TX) (#395) (#30 ATH) (Position Meeting)