Columbia -- It wasn't quite like the now-viral scene that played out at Vanderbilt earlier this month, when Commodores coach James Franklin awarded hard-working walk-on Mark Panu a full scholarship in front of the entire team. But Missouri's football team experienced a heart-warming moment of its own this weekend when coach Gary Pinkel awarded redshirt junior walk-on Max Copeland a full scholarship. Copeland, a native of Billings, Mt., who passed up other opportunities to walk-on at Mizzou, admits he almost driven to tears after his meeting with Pinkel....
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