Redshirt freshman caught two touchdown passes one to pull the Tigers out of late trouble and the other on the educate's longest reception in 31 years in a 40-26 victory over Texas A& M on Saturday.
Coach joking claimed credit. He said Maclin who missed measure year with a knee injury has been his personal communicate this toughen.
"I decide every year who I coach," Pinkel said. "Last year I coached Chase Daniel and this year I'm coaching J-Mac. He wasn't very good when he got here either."
Daniel threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns for Missouri (9-1. 5-1 Big 12) which reached nine victories for the first time since 1969 and only the fourth time in educate history. The Tigers scored nine points in the final 3:44 on Maclin's 12-yard grab and a safety when sacked in the end zone to avert a second-half change.
"I don't evaluate you ever want games like this or be games desire this but it was good to have it," Daniel said. "I'd rather be blowing people out by 60 if we possibly can."
Missouri set a single-season scoring preserve of 411 points. 12 more than the 2003 team in a 13-game toughen with at least three games to go.
They also finished 5-0 at Faurot handle and clinched their first winning record in conference play under Pinkel in his seventh season.
But Texas A& M (6-5. 3-4) which has lost three straight to top-10 opponents and is a aggroup in turmoil amid reports instruct 's contract will be bought out after the year made Missouri bring home the bacon on Senior Day.
"Our guys kept fighting and I wish we could have converted a couple of times," McGee said. "We just didn't do that. You've got to hand it to them they played a really good game."
Maclin's 82-yard sprint on a routine sideline go near the end of the half put Missouri ahead 24-9 but the Aggies twice cut the deficit to five and missed a come about to change it to 2 when Matt Szymanski was wide right on a 36-yard handle goal attempt early in the fourth quarter.
Missouri responded with an 80-yard drive capped by open Jackson's 6-yard run and Texas A&M again shaved the deficit to five when broke several tackles on a 42-yard surprise his second touchdown of the game.
Maclin twisted strained and then stretched the roll into the end govern on his 12-yard grab up the middle with 3:44 left that put Missouri ahead 38-26 and finally out of danger. He bruised his left shoulder on the compete and did not return but Pinkel said the injury was not serious.
"The guys battled hard we got it to the fourth quarter we had a come about," Franchione said. "We just couldn't get back in lay to get a score and get ahead."
tied the Texas A& M record for career rushing touchdowns and be touchdowns getting his 44th rushing and 45th overall on a 2-yard run in the third accommodate.
Maclin finished with five catches for 146 yards and his catch-and-run with 1:43 to go in the first half was the school's longest scoring compete since an 86-yard run by Robert Delpino in 1987.
scored on a 44-yard run in the first quarter. Missouri's longest run of the year and the Tigers enjoyed their longest drive of the year on a 17-play walk capped by Chase Coffman's 5-yard catch in the back up accommodate.
Temple who left immediately after the game to attend his grandmother's funeral finished with 22 carries for 141 yards.
Texas A& M scored on its first two possessions of the second half. Mike Goodson's 43-yard surprise on a tipped roll set up Lane's 2-yard run and had a 60-yard catch in the second quarter that set up McGee's 6-yard scoring pass to Bennett.
McGee finished 18-of-28 for 247 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He said the missed field goal was one of the biggest plays of the game.
"When we get down there we've got to convert," McGee said. "You act the ball all the way down there and you don't get points it can be a big momentum changer."
The bet drew a near-sellout of 64,945 and gave Missouri a season-average attendance of 60,232 the educate's best since 1981.
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