Jackson native Grant Ressel battling to remain Mizzou starter

Grant Ressel

Former Jackson Indian Grant Ressel, the one time All-American kicker at Mizzou, now finds himself in a battle to remain the starter.

Ressel and junior Trey Barrow are now listed at the top of the Missouri Tigers depth chart.

Ressel has struggled this season making only seven of  thirteen field goals (he's missed four of his last five).
The drop off has been staggering after Grant missed only three his first two seasons in Columbia (making 43 of 46).

"I think first of all he is a great kid and he's been through a difficult time", said head coach Gary Pinkel. "He hasn't fixed it yet and we'll deal with him internally."

Jackson's Grant Ressel Honored By Big XII

Former Jackson, MO kicker Grant Ressel is honored today as the Big XII's special teams player of the week.

Ressel was deadly accurate in Saturday nights 41-39 come-from-behind win over rival Kansas.... going four for four on field goals (43, 28, 37 and 27 yards).

The sophomore kicker won the job during preseason drills and took advantage of then opportunity missing only one of his 25 field goal attempts while nailing all 38-extra points.

He leads the big 12 and ranks third in the NCAA with an average of two field goals a game.

Ressel is a Semi-Finalist for the the Lou Groza Award given to the Nations top kicker. The award will be handed out December 10th.