In what was a relative down year for Mizzou football products in the NFL draft, athletics director Jim Sterk found something to smile about in the first round.
"A kid I saw as a freshman," Sterk said Wednesday night during Mizzou's annual caravan stop in St. Louis.
Sterk watched the earliest stage of Penny's development into a first-round draft pick. This season he expects to watch his quarterback's last. Senior Drew Lock returns after tossing more touchdowns than any college QB last season. He's created Heisman Trophy buzz. If all goes according to plan, he will be off the board before pick No.