Mizzou Football Superstar Receiver Selected To First Team All-SEC, with 1,212 yards, 86 catches, and 9 touchdowns
With SEC Media Days concluding on Thursday evening, the media cast their votes for the preseason All-SEC teams. Any attending press member was eligible to submit a ballot. The votes included selections for the preseason All-SEC teams and predicted standings for the upcoming season.
Unsurprisingly, the Missouri Tigers were once again overlooked. The media projected Mizzou football to finish 6th in the SEC. Adding to the snub, only one Tigers player was chosen for the preseason All-SEC teams. Luther Burden was the sole representative for Mizzou, a clear sign of disrespect to the program.
Missouri will continue to use this disrespect as fuel for motivation. They’ll adopt the motto “something to prove” once again in 2024. Fortunately, the media did get one thing right by selecting Luther Burden for the All-SEC first team.
.@lutherburden3 makes Preseason All- @SEC First Team 😤😤😤#MIZ | #STP pic.twitter.com/vu3YJAG74P
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) July 19, 2024
In his sophomore year, Burden led his team with 1,212 yards, 86 catches, and 9 touchdowns. He concluded the season with first team All-SEC and second team All-American honors from the Associated Press. Burden aims to build on that stellar season in 2024.
Burden and the Missouri Tigers are coming off an 11-win season, capped by a victory over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Despite the media’s preseason polls, the program is in its best position in over a decade. Mizzou has serious college football playoff aspirations in 2024, all starting with their receiver wearing number three.
